Invaluable as a reference, enjoyable to read. Fans and scholars of Austen's life and works know that religion played a predominant role in her life. This is arguably the first accessible, comprehensive reference on 18th century Anglicanism that speaks to the Austen community directly. Learn how the Church interacted with society, and how religious thought and practice evolved during Austen's time as her world experienced both conformity and upheaval, with challenges like dissension, war, the effects of empire, the need for reform, questions of identity, freedom, selfhood, and more. Find new depth in your understanding of the choices Austen made in writing her characters' lives. Topaz Cross. 2022. Paper. NEW. $25.00