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John Bunyan
JOHN BUNYAN (1628-1688) was a Puritan preacher and writer in England. Bunyan had very little schooling. He followed his father in the tinker's trade, and served in the parliamentary army from 1644 to 1647. In 1655, Bunyan became a deacon and began preaching. He experienced marked success from the... show more



JOHN BUNYAN (1628-1688) was a Puritan preacher and writer in England. Bunyan had very little schooling. He followed his father in the tinker's trade, and served in the parliamentary army from 1644 to 1647. In 1655, Bunyan became a deacon and began preaching. He experienced marked success from the start and was the pastor of the Bedford church.Bunyan is the author of The Pilgrim's Progress which he wrote in 1676 while imprisoned for preaching without a license. His numerous other titles include Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and Holy War.

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Birth date: November 28, 1628
Died: August 31, 1688
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Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 8 years ago
Bunyan leaves nothing to the imagination. All the characters that "Christian" meet on his journey to the Celestial Kingdom are named so you know who they are (Mr. Atheist, Piety, Faith,...., and towns are named Destruction, Vanity Faire and so on). It is an easy book to read and follow. "Man is ...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it 10 years ago
Well, I will have to thank the Classics of the Western Canon discussion group for selecting Pilgrim's Progess for this month's read because otherwise it would have continued to sit on my shelf until such a time as I got around to reading it. Okay, I probably don't follow the readings of many of thes...
The Butler Did It
The Butler Did It rated it 10 years ago
If you want to ultimate example of allegory, this is it. Christian leaves his home in the City of Destruction to journey to the Celestial City. Evangelist helps him and he has companions like Faithful and Hopeful. The meaning of this book is not exactly hidden from the reader. If you aren't re...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
bookshelves: philosophy, re-read, fraudio, play-dramatisation, fantasy, britain-england, published-1678, winter20092010, earlymodern16c-18c Read in December, 2009 Re-Read details: The epic adventures of Christian and his perilous journey to the Celestial City. John Bunyan dramatisation with Anto...
Sandi
Sandi rated it 12 years ago
I read this as a teenager, because it was on the Catholic Church's 'forbidden' list. I loved it, it's humor & tongue-in-check take on things is what I remember the most.
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