The Brontës and evangelicalism

Charles Gardner  |  Features
Date posted:  11 Mar 2026
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The Brontës and evangelicalism

"The Brontë sisters by Patrick Branwell Brontë", restored. Source: PICRYL

There’s been much fanfare over the screening of a new film based on Wuthering Heights, the Emily Brontë novel that has sent romantic hearts racing over nearly two centuries.

One result has been a fresh boost for tourism to Brontë country, focused on the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire. But for some, visits to these windswept moors are more akin to a pilgrimage celebrating their rich spiritual heritage.

Yorkshire's spiritual heritage

Anne Brontë, the youngest of the three writing sisters, had a deep faith in Christ which shone through the pages of her book The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

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