Thomas Wingfold, Curate
by George MACDONALD (1824 - 1905)
Republished in modern times as "The Curate's Awakening". A young man (Thomas Wingfold) "enters the church" through no real faith and only for want of something to do. After an encounter with a brash young atheist, he is thrown into an emotional, spiritual, and vocational crisis. Through his own doubts and through developing clarity gained from the counsel of a singular friend, he begins a slow journey toward faith, or - as he would put it - "a lovely hope." (Summary by John Schuurman & TriciaG)Note that there are two versions of chapter 67. Enjoy one or both of the renderings.
Listen next episodes of
Thomas Wingfold, Curate:
43 - Home Again ,
44 - The Sheath ,
45 - Invitation ,
46 - A Sermon to Helen ,
47 - A Sermon to Himself ,
48 - Criticism ,
49 - A Vanishing Glimmer ,
50 - Let Us Pray! ,
51 - Two Letters ,
52 - Advice in the Dark ,
53 - Intercession ,
54 - Helen Alone ,
55 - A Haunted Soul ,
56 - Compelled Confidence ,
57 - Willing Confidence ,
58 - The Curate's Counsel ,
59 - Sleep ,
60 - Divine Service ,
61 - A Shop in Heaven ,
62 - Polwarth and Lingard ,
63 - The Strong Man ,
64 - George and Leopold ,
65 - Wingfold and Helen ,
66 - A Review ,
67 - A Sermon to Leopold ,
67alt - A Sermon to Leopold (alternate reading) ,
68 - After the Sermon ,
69 - Bascombe and the Magistrate ,
70 - The Confession ,
71 - The Mask ,
72 - Further Decision ,
73 - The Curate and the Doctor ,
74 - Helen and the Curate ,
75 - An Examination ,
76 - Immortality ,
77 - Passages from the Autobiography of the Wandering Jew ,
78 - The Wandering Jew ,
79 - The Wandering Jew ,
80 - Remarks ,
81 - Struggles ,
82 - The Lawn ,
83 - How Jesus Spoke to Women ,
84 - Deliverance ,
85 - The Meadow ,
86 - Rachel and Leopold ,
87 - The Blood-Hound ,
88 - The Blood-Hound Traversed ,
89 - The Bedside ,
90 - The Garden ,
91 - The Departure ,
92 - The Sunset ,
93 - An Honest Spy ,
94 - What Helen Heard ,
95 - What Helen Heard More ,
96 - The Curate's Resolve ,
97 - Helen Awake ,
98 - Thou Didst Not Leave