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Austen Variations with Science 1: Collins Hemingway, Robin Helm, Georgette Heyer

June 21, 2018September 12, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 4 Comments

Entertaining novels set in Jane Austen's world, including scientific discoveries and inventions.

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The Science of Georgian Silver

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 5 Comments

Gorgeous Georgian Silver. What properties of silver make it so valuable, useful, and beautiful?

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Women of Science: Mary Anning

May 24, 2018June 6, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 3 Comments

A poor, uneducated girl became a pioneer of paleontology with her amazing discoveries of fossils in Austen's Lyme Regis.

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Women of Science: Caroline Herschel

May 17, 2018February 4, 2025 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 6 Comments

Two beautiful historical novels explore the life of the "lady astronomer" of Austen's England.

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Christian Jane Austen Variations 2: Jeanna Ellsworth, Kelsey Bryant, Janine Mendenhall

May 10, 2018September 12, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 4 Comments

More great, Christian, Jane Austen variations!

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Christian Jane Austen Variations 1: Maria Grace, Robin Helm

May 3, 2018September 12, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 16 Comments

Some great, Christian, Jane Austen variations!

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Jane Austen’s Anglicanism: Book Review

April 26, 2018January 15, 2022 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ Leave a comment

What was the worldview that shaped Jane Austen's life and writings?

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Quiz: Clergymen in Austen’s England

April 19, 2018July 3, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 12 Comments

How much do you know about clergymen in Austen's England, like Mr. Collins and Edmund Bertram?

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Faith and Science: Gilbert White, Parson-Naturalist of Selborne

April 12, 2018May 17, 2021 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 5 Comments

Parson-Naturalists like Gilbert White combined their love of God and his world, and helped us better understand birds, ecology, and much more.

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Faith and Science: William Paley and Natural Theology

April 5, 2018March 29, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 1 Comment

In Jane Austen's England, "natural theology" used science to support Christian faith.

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  • Previous Talks
  • Feb. 19, 7 PM, online for Jane Austen & Co., "Mr. Collins: Why? Jane Austen's Most Memorable Clergyman" Now available at https://www.janeaustenandco.org/unsung-characters
  • April 18, 10 AM-noon, Atlanta, GA, "The Methodists, Wesleys, and Jane Austen," the Christopher Wren-inspired Little Chapel at Glenn Memorial Chapel, Emory University
  • Aug. 21, 6:30 PM, Lilburn Library (near Atlanta): "Churches, Chapels, Abbeys, and Cathedrals in Northanger Abbey"
  • Sept. 17, 7:00 PM, Bath Abbey, Bath, England, "Reading with Delight: Hannah More or Jane Austen?"
  • Oct. 11, 1:00 PM, JASNA AGM, Baltimore, "Reading with Delight": Hannah More or Jane Austen? (short version)
  • Nov. 18, 11:00 AM, North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA, "Churches, Chapels, Abbeys, and Cathedrals in Jane Austen's Novels."
“Finally! Fashionable Goodness is the Jane Austen reference book that’s been missing from the bookshelves of every Austen fan and scholar.” ~ Rachel Dodge, bestselling author of Praying with Jane

Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen's England is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle! Other ebook formats are also available; check your provider. You can also find it at Jane Austen Books, which carries an amazing range of books related to Austen. Retailers and libraries can obtain Fashionable Goodness through Ingram iPage.

Jane Austen transports us to a world of elegance and upheaval. The Church of England, at the heart of her life and her world, is key to understanding her stories. Readers may wonder:

  • Why could Mr. Collins, a rector, afford to marry a poor woman, while Mr. Elton, a vicar, could not? 
  • What conflicting religious duties led Elizabeth Bennet to turn down two marriage proposals?
  • Why did Mansfield Park’s early readers (unlike most today) love Fanny Price?
  • What part did people of color, like Miss Lambe of Sanditon, play in English society?
  • How did Austen’s church impact people’s lives and the world?

Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England answers these questions and many more. It explores:

  • Austen’s Church of England, as we see it in her novels, 
  • Challenges the church was facing, reflected in her stories, and 
  • Ways the church in Austen’s England transformed England and the world.

Comprehensive, yet affordable and easy to read, Fashionable Goodness will help you see Austen’s beloved novels and characters in richer and deeper ways. 

Recommendations:

“You will look at Mr. Collins, the Crawfords, the Dashwoods, the Tilneys, the Wickhams, and Willoughbys--and especially Fanny Price!--with new and surprising insights. Bravo to Brenda Cox for giving us this very accessible, illuminating take on the ‘fashionable goodness’ of Austen’s era!” ~ Deborah Barnum, Jane Austen in Vermont

“Brenda Cox’s Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England is an indispensable guide to all things religious in Jane Austen’s world.” ~ Roger E. Moore, Vanderbilt University, author of Jane Austen and the Reformation

“This scholarly, detailed work is a triumph. Easily read, helpful and accurate, it provides a fascinating panorama of 18th century Anglicanism and the various challenges the Church and wider society faced. Cox’s many insights will enrich readers’ understanding and appreciation of Jane Austen’s novels and her life as a devout Christian.” ~ The Revd. Canon Michael Kenning, vice-chairman of the Jane Austen Society (U. K.) and former rector of Steventon

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Brenda S. Cox

Brenda S. Cox is a writer, an admirer of  Jane Austen, and a Christian with an engineering background.  This blog explores connections between science, Christian faith, church music, and Jane Austen’s world. Brenda also shares her personal reflections and search for joy.

Brenda would love to hear from you! Please make comments and ask questions. If you want to comment on a post from the home page, please click on “Leave a Comment” just under the featured picture at the top of the post, and a box will appear at the bottom. If you are on the page for the post, scroll all the way down. Feel free to ask any question you have about Austen, faith, and/or science as a comment on any post.

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