Introduction to this John Bunyan issue.

Fascinating facts about John Bunyan and his famous allegory.

A summary of Bunyan's own pilgrimage through life. He was a village tinker who became a captivating preacher and writer.

The self-educated Bunyan gloried in the Spirit's power.

Bunyan challenged the Quakers on a number of occasions.

The Fifth Monarchists were convinced of Christ’s imminent return to establish his Kingdom.

Bunyan’s understanding of the Christian life as a perpetual, sometimes terrifying struggle dominated his outlook until he was finally released from prison.

Bunyan in Prison—Ministry in Suffering.

Who was who in John Bunyan's world.

Chronology of events associated with John Bunyan.

The events of Bunyans life were played out in 17th century England. It was a time when politics and religion were inextricably intertwined, and both state and church were facing major conflicts.

Furnishing as it did much counsel, caution and consolation amid the toilsome traffic of daily life, Pilgrim’s Progress bore a message that was at once both useful and agreeable.

The opening scene of The Pilgrim’s Progress presents a solitary figure crying out in anguish. His distress expresses Bunyan’s own tormenting struggle with sin—yet not his alone. Throughout the book’s history, readers have seen themselves in the man with the great burden on his back, and recognized their own spiritual pilgrimages in Christian’s journey to the Celestial City.

Grace Abounding is Bunyan’s spiritual autobiography. The book’s major concern is the working of God’s grace in his life. Bunyan wrote the account to encourage friends and followers who faced struggles and persecutions like his own.

An excerpt from Bunyan’s A Book for Boys and Girls, published in 1686, which consists of forty-nine spiritual lessons based on aspects of nature and everyday life.

“Bunyan’s burly song strikes a new and welcome note in our Hymnal.&rdquo:

A sermon preached only two days before Bunyan’s fatal illness, and twelve days before his death.

Material for further study of Bunyan and his famous allegory.