Austen used "faith words" ironically in her Juvenilia, to ridicule those who worshiped their own feelings instead of God.
“Her Duty to Disobey Her Father”: Jane Austen’s Religious Vocabulary in the Juvenilia, Part 2
Category: Sense and Sensibility
“The Generous Curate”: Jane Austen’s Religious Vocabulary in the Juvenilia (Part 1)
How does Jane Austen use religious words in her early, satirical stories?
What Jane Austen’s Characters Read (And Why)
Susan Allen Ford's book explores what books Jane Austen's characters read, and how those books connect to Austen's plots, themes, and characters.
Sense and Sensibility and the Bible: Part 2
Sense and Sensibility reflects biblical themes in Edward and Elinor's story as well as in Marianne's.
Sense and Sensibility and the Bible: Part 1
Sense and Sensibility often reflects Biblical stories.
Favorite and Recent Adaptations of Sense and Sensibility
What happens when an Austen novel gets adapted to JAFF, plays, or movies?
Jane Austen’s Clergymen and Her Leigh Family
The clergyman in Jane's mother's family may have given her patterns for the clergymen-heroes in Austen's novels.
Jane Austen’s Leigh Family: Stories behind the Stories
Stories from Jane Austen's wealthy Leigh relatives are reflected in several of her novels.
Colonel Brandon in His Own Words: Book Review, Austen Variation with Christian Themes
A delightful new variation by Shannon Winslow tells the story of Sense and Sensibility from Colonel Brandon's perspective, providing fascinating insights into this often misunderstood character.
Thankfulness in Jane Austen’s Novels
What does Jane Austen have to say about gratitude and thankfulness?
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 