On the Research of the Spiritual Hope Based on Humanistic Thinking:An Exploration of George Eliot's Humanism

The social change of 19th century in England brought about new changes in people's ideology.With the development of science and technology,people began to question theology and God.However,desire,social materialism and many other new problems and social conflicts made it impossible that people can't depend on their religion for spiritual redemption.From her particular life experience,George Eliot had formed her own religion of humanity and illustrated it in her particular description of female characters.