New’ish listener catching up here. I feel compelled to launch a protest against your statement on Edmund’s vanity for reading aloud. As I understand, you believe that he strives to read well to gain the admiration of the congregation and “show off.”
I have heard enough both well reading and eeeerhh not so well reading pastors to believe Edmund’s motives to be entirely altruistic! When hearing bible passages read aloud, the skill of the reader is instrumental in how well you understand and relate to the text! In my opinion Edmund’s concern is to further the religious sentiment and understanding of his congregation.
Hi Anne, those are all great points! We really were trying to be a bit cheeky with our Edmund commentary, so apologies if that didn't come across. While we were definitely giving Crawford a hard time, it's pretty clear that Edmund is quite earnest and sincere in his chosen vocation. We mostly meant that he also takes the elocution part seriously and is clearly cognizant of the need to sound good in front of his congregation. He's not going in unaware of that being a factor. But yes, he's certainly no Henry Crawford!
New’ish listener catching up here. I feel compelled to launch a protest against your statement on Edmund’s vanity for reading aloud. As I understand, you believe that he strives to read well to gain the admiration of the congregation and “show off.”
I have heard enough both well reading and eeeerhh not so well reading pastors to believe Edmund’s motives to be entirely altruistic! When hearing bible passages read aloud, the skill of the reader is instrumental in how well you understand and relate to the text! In my opinion Edmund’s concern is to further the religious sentiment and understanding of his congregation.
Hi Anne, those are all great points! We really were trying to be a bit cheeky with our Edmund commentary, so apologies if that didn't come across. While we were definitely giving Crawford a hard time, it's pretty clear that Edmund is quite earnest and sincere in his chosen vocation. We mostly meant that he also takes the elocution part seriously and is clearly cognizant of the need to sound good in front of his congregation. He's not going in unaware of that being a factor. But yes, he's certainly no Henry Crawford!