This iconoclastic study compares the lives and works of Virginia Woolf and her Quaker aunt, Caroline Stephen, to suggest that Woolf was more deeply influenced by a sense of mysticism than she was by her father’s atheism.

Kathleen A. Heininge received her Master’s Degree from California State University East Bay and her Doctorate from University of California at Davis, both in English literature. She is presently Professor of English at George Fox University in Oregon. Her previous publications include her book, (Lang, 2009).

Contents: Introduction – Patriarchy – Faith and God – Evil – Service – Women’s Roles – Silence and Speaking – Dress – Light – Works Cited.