Bunyan, John
BUNYAN, JOHN (1628–1688), English Nonconformist and author of The Pilgrim's Progress. The son of a brazier, John Bunyan was born in the village of Elstow, near Bedford, and ...
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Biography EssayJohn Bunyan, author of the immortal allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678, 1684), was born in November 1628 in Elstow, near Bedford, to Thomas Bunyan and his second wife, Margaret Bent...
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The English author and Baptist preacher John Bunyan (1628-1688) wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress" and some 60 other pious works. The sincere evangelical urgency of his religious thought and the vivid cla...
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John Bunyan, author of the immortal allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678, 1684), was born in 1628 in Elstow, near Bedford, to Thomas Bunyan and his second wife, Margaret Bentley Bunyan. Not much is k...
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In the following essay, Hawkins analyzes the differences between the methods of conversion espoused by Augustine and Bunyan.
I. the Mode of Logos: the Unacceptable Self and the Problem of Evil
The ...
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In the following essay, MacLennan examines the use of the autobiography by Puritan writers, using Bunyan and George Trosse as examples, focusing on their of revealing Puritan spiritual beliefs and con...
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In the following essay, Greaves examines Bunyan's decision to pursue the path of nonconformity following the Restoration, noting that an important consideration in making this choice was his de...
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In the following essay, Knott discusses the role of martyrdom in Bunyan's works as well as his belief that the persecution faced by Christians was a battle for truth that was part of God'...
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In the following essay, Spargo examines Grace Abounding as one of the first texts to explore the subject of liberal humanism, noting that it has often been studied as a founding example of the struggl...
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