Give up the God who does not believe in us: Rachel Mann

Our guest, Rachel Mann, calls Jane Austen "the supreme novelist of attention." In her recent book, A Truth Universally Acknowledged, Mann invites us to journey through the 40 days of Lent with the works of Austen.

Mann introduces Jane Austen, her world and her ideas, and, for each day of Lent, offers commentary on a short excerpt from her writing to explore how her faith can illuminate ours. She brings Jane's novels into conversation with biblical and spiritual ideas and also with today's questions about class, sexuality and race.

Rachel Mann is a priest, poet, writer and broadcaster. She has written over a dozen books, including the Michael Ramsey Prize shortlisted Fierce Imaginings and A Kingdom of Love, which was highly commended in the Forward Poetry Prizes. She wrote the bestselling Lent course, From Now On, as well as the bestselling Advent Book, In the Bleak Midwinter and writes a regular column for The Christian Century. She regularly contributes to programmes on Radio 4, including 'Thought For the Day' on the Today Programme, as well as 'Pause For Thought' on Radio 2.