乔治·爱略特的作品以强烈的宗教意识和道德感著称。她宣布放弃基督教,并在作品中反映出对基督教的怀疑态度,同时却自认为不是无神论者,不反对基督教中的合理成份。爱略特独特的人道主义宗教观便是她宗教上的双重态度的产物。在道德方面,爱略特不论在小说中还是个人生活中都表现出对传统道德规范的蔑视与反叛,但同时她又常常颂扬并在行动上顺从传统道德准则。 George Eliot’s work is marked by strong religious awareness and morality. She announced the abandonment of Christianity and reflected his suspicion of Christianity in her works, while at the same time she considered her to be neither an atheist nor a legitimate element in Christianity. Eliot’s unique view of humanitarian religion is the product of her religious duality. On the moral side, Eliot shows contempt and rebellion against traditional moral norms both in novels and in personal life, but at the same time she often praises and behaves in compliance with the traditional moral norms.