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In this episode, Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon takes us on a deep dive into the faith adjacency of that saintly and saucy Regency author, Jane Austen. You know her for her popular works such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, but in this episode, we examine her life to see how her faith might have influenced these classic writings. Join us as we uncover Jane’s prayer life, discuss whether or not her writings can be considered Christian fiction, and find out just what she had to say about biblical womanhood as we search for God in the pages and life of Jane Austen. 

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• Dr. Karen Swallow Prior: Website | Twitter | Instagram | On Reading Well | Sense and Sensibility 
• Jane Austen Books Mentioned: Pride and Prejudice | Sense and Sensibility | Mansfield Park | Emma
• Tell me more about dripping wet Colin Firth
• Here’s where you can plan a post-pandemic trip to England with Hidden Britain Tours  
• Take a tour of Jane’s House
• Cassandra the Artist: Mary Queen of Scots inspired by Jane
• Read: Jane Austen and the Clergy by Irene Collins
• Bible Passages Referenced: James 1:27
• Read about Jael in the Bible
• Mansfield Park Deep Dive: In Defense of Fanny Price
• Read: The Book of Common Prayer 
• All things Jane Austen: The Jane Austen Center | Fan Site 
• More on Jane Austen’s Faith: Salvation and Society in Georgian England |

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