The Religious Dimension of Jane Austen's Novels

actions actual Anne argued argument aspects Austen's novels awareness basic become behavior believe central certainly characters charity Charlotte Christian claim clear clearly complex concern consciousness consider contingency course created critics demonstrated determined dimension direction discussion doubt effect Elinor Elizabeth Emma Emma's emotional essay example existence experience fact faith Fanny feel final give God's heroine human ideal ideas important individual influence insights intelligence interpretation involves Jane Austen's fiction kind Knightley limited lives manner Mansfield Park matter meaning mind Miss Bates Montaigne moral narrator nature never objective one's passage perception perfect person perspective Persuasion plot positive possible present Press principles psychological question reader reading reality reason recognize relationship religion religious response result sense simply situation social society spiritual subjective thing thought total response traditional understanding University values writers