Book Club: Mansfield Park

“It is indolence, Mr. Bertram, indeed. Indolence and love of ease; a want of all laudable ambition, of taste for good company, or of inclination to take the trouble of being agreeable, which make men clergymen. A clergyman has nothing to do but be slovenly and selfish—read the newspaper, watch the weather, and quarrel with his wife. His curate does all the work, and the business of his own life is to dine.”

Christianity–particularly Anglican Christianity–is a major theme in Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park. So also are the realities of romantic relationships and friendships, marriage, the importance of manners, and family life. Join us as we discuss this fascinating story!