Austen and her characters worshiped using a liturgy, The Book of Common Prayer. What is it like to read those prayers daily?
Reading Prayers: The Book of Common Prayer
Category: Church and Clergy in Austen’s England
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?
Nothing But a Country Curate: Charles Hayter in Persuasion
Why were curates in Austen's England poor and despised?
Jane Austen’s Anglicanism: Book Review
What was the worldview that shaped Jane Austen's life and writings?
Quiz: Clergymen in Austen’s England
How much do you know about clergymen in Austen's England, like Mr. Collins and Edmund Bertram?
Parson Woodforde
A Country Parson's Everyday Life
Joy to the World: Psalms, Hymns, and Christmas Carols in Jane Austen’s England
What joyful carols might Jane Austen have sung, in church or at home?
Advent with Jane Austen: Now, and Not Yet
How can we find joy in the time between Christ's first and second comings?
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 