Speaking, traveling, and writing about Austen and the church; so many wonderful opportunities!
Travels and Writing
Category: Faith
The Stoneleigh Abbey Chapel and Mansfield Park
The Stoneleigh Abbey chapel was likely the model for the chapel at Sotherton, where a key scene takes place in Mansfield Park.
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.
A Life of Her Own: The Story of Margaret Dashwood, by Wendy Zomparelli, Austen Variation with Science and Faith
Wendy Zomparelli's A LIfe of Her Own gives Margaret Dashwood a love of science and archaeology, and her own dreams to fulfill.
Austen’s Beloved William Cowper: Nature, Faith, and Science
Austen's beloved William Cowper loved the changing seasons, as did Elizabeth Bennet and Fanny Price. His love of nature reflected his deep faith.
The Victorian Clergy: Anthony Trollope’s Clergymen of the Church of England
Anthony Trollope shows that the clergy of his Victorian era still faced many of the same issues as those of Jane Austen's time, though some reforms had been made.
Jane Austen Family Churches: Steventon and Chawton
For much of her life, Jane Austen worshiped in the churches at Steventon and Chawton, both named after St. Nicholas.
Age and Wisdom in Jane Austen
If wisdom comes with age, how much wisdom do Austen's older characters show?
Sydney Smith: Model for Henry Tilney?
Henry Tilney may not have been a typical clergyman, but he seems to have been modeled after the wittiest clergyman in England.
Book Review: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Ayesha at Last is a fun retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in a Canadian Muslim community.
Faith, Science, Joy, and Jane Austen 