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“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 18^th 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.

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Austen and Evangelicals
Christian Messages of Mansfield Park
Christian Virtues and Morality in Austen's Novels
Church in Austen's London
Churches, Chapels,… in Northanger Abbey
Clergymen in Jane Austen's Novels
Death and Second Chances in Austen's Novels
Emma's Anglican Wedding
Faith Words in Sense and Sensibility: A Story of Selfishness and Self-Denial
Fanny Price as Fordyce's Ideal Woman
God in the Regency
Going to Church in Austen's England
Henry Tilney and Sydney Smith
Henry Tilney's Diligence and "Avoiding the Horror of the Absent Clergyman"
Jane Austen Centre Online Magazine
Jane Austen's Prayers
Jane Austen's World
Jane Austen, Virtue, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Jane Austen–Great Christian Novelist (Jerram Barr)
Leaders in Science and Industry
Maria Grace: Random Bits of Fascination
Marianne Dashwood's Repentance in Sense and Sensibility
Rachel Dodge (Praying With Jane)
Reading Fordyce's Sermons With Pride and Prejudice
Reading Jane Austen (Karen Swallow Prior, video)
Regency History
Satirical Cartoons and Austen's Church of England
Science in Austen's London
The Christianity of Jane Austen's Novels
Tithes and the Rural Clergyman

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