Jane Austen & Goodness: A Visit with Brenda Cox

Though never preachy, Austen’s novels have a rich moral depth that was heavily influenced by her faith. In this episode, we chat with Brenda Cox, author of Fashionable Goodness: Christianity in Jane Austen’s England. Brenda spent many years and several trips to England researching everything from Austen’s private daily devotions to the role churches played in the many social reforms of her time. We discuss all this, plus:

• Some crucial words in Austen’s novels that hold deeper religious meaning than you might think,
• A crafty countess who used a legal loophole to spread her Methodist faith, and
• A helpful way to finally remember the difference between a parson, a rector, a vicar, and a curate. (We don’t get into archdeacons, sorry!)

Podcast Host: Breckyn Wood
Transcript and show notes: https://jasna.org/austen/podcast/episode2

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