Austen’s world was in a process of transformation, and two leaders of the changes were the church and science.
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Welcome to Faith, Science, Joy, … and Jane Austen!
Book Review: Praying With Jane
This powerful devotional builds on Jane Austen's prayers to encourage us to go deeper with God.
Book Review: The Christian History Devotional
A daily devotional with fascinating true stories about our Christian family through the ages.
Book Review: A Jane Austen Devotional
This devotional draws spiritual lessons from Austen's novels.
Reflections on Jane Austen’s Sampler: Praising God (Part 2)
What verses did Austen choose for her cross-stitch sampler, and what might they mean to us?
Jane Austen’s Sampler: Praising God (Part 1)
Girls learned the alphabet and the Bible by stitching. This is claimed to be Jane Austen's childhood sampler.
William Wilberforce’s Joy
Wilberforce, despite many challenges, was filled with "penetrating" joy. What was his secret?
A Change of Heart
The real climax of each Jane Austen novel is when someone reaches a turning point, and sees the darkness in his or her own heart.
Reforming the Manners of England
Evangelicals in the Church of England set out to reform the manners, or moral behavior, of a whole country. Did they succeed?
Education at Oxford and Cambridge
Clergymen in Austen's England usually studied at Oxford or Cambridge. What did they study, and how was their system different from American universities today?
Quiz: Churches and Chapels in Austen’s England
How much do you know about churches and chapels in Austen's novels, and in her world?
