Online Conversation | Reading Jane Austen: A Novel Approach to Virtue with Karen Swallow Prior

In celebration of our spring Reading on "Pride and Prejudice," we were delighted to host its introduction author, and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Karen Swallow prior for a discussion on Jane Austen and her novel approach to virtue.

As Prior notes in her introduction to our Reading, Austen offers a trove of wisdom to anyone who desires to live and love more fully and truthfully. As a "clever satirist, insightful moral philosopher, and a deeply Christian thinker," Austen's humorous writing, complex characters, and insightful observations on human behavior disarm our defenses and demonstrate the power of the virtues of humility and prudence, and the balance of reason and passion, perception and perspective.

Speaking of Austen's Christian faith, Prior says, "Hers was the restrained, quiet, and personal faith of her Anglican tradition. Her novels are less altar calls than liturgies of ordinary life." Austen's world may feel quite removed from ours, but her focus on such everyday liturgies illustrate the importance of the seemingly mundane and illuminate the path towards repaired and rightly ordered relationships. We hope you enjoy this conversation!

The song is “Devonshire” by Patrick Doyle for the 1995 film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

The painting is Chatsworth House by William Marlow, Late 1700’s.

Special thanks to this event's sponsors:
David and Lynzie Haynes

And to our co-hosts:
The Pelican Project - https://thepelicanproject.com/
The Rabbit Room - https://rabbitroom.com/
Heart and Mind Books - https://heartsandmindsbooks.square.site/

Podcasts mentioned:

Later this year, Karen will be releasing a podcast series titled Jane and Jesus, devoted to examination Christian themes in Jane Austen. Stay tuned here: https://thejoshuanetwork.com/

You can also check out TTF’s new podcast series here: https://www.ttf.org/trinity-forum-conversations/

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