Let's start with the basics:
The record-breaking Downton Abbey spans a deliciously long stretch of time. The show includes the wreck of the Titanic, in which the Crawley family loses its heir, the lead-up to World War I, the War itself, its aftermath, and now, in Season 3 (or "soon in Season 3," depending on where in the world you live and/or how good you are at locating British Broadcasting Corporation web feeds) the advent of the roaring 20's.
The show's writer and primary creative force, Julian Fellowes, is a practicing Catholic.
The show is set in an old abbey. The family who own Downton, especially the older generations who have the most to lose by losing the house, are obsessed not only with the house itself, but also with its history.
Also they employ a vicar.
So how is it that God is a peripheral presence at best?
More here-
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/january-web-only/why-is-god-still-absent-from-downton-abbey.html
2 comments:
More where? A link to the article is missing.
What Lionel Said.
Matthew & Mary did marry in the parish church (I'm more curious about Sybil&Tom's nuptials in Ireland! Where?)
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