John Bunyan

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. John Bunyan's much-loved allegory, telling the story of Christian and his journey to the Celestial City. THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, John Bunyan's masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, as he attempts to navigate the trials and tribulations of this world, the City of Destruction, on the path towards paradise, the...

John Bunyan was a man who felt, above all else, the need to preach the word of God. However during 17th century England it was illegal to preach outside the auspices of the Church of England. His failure to obey this law would land him in the Bedfordshire county jail twice, first for a period of twelve years, and then later for a period of six months. Bunyan could have avoided this harsh sentence if he had simply promised not to continue his preaching,...

All Loves Excelling is John Bunyan's sermon on Ephesians 3:17-18, 'That ye...may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.' It was first titled 'The Saints' Knowledge of Christ s Love' and is worthy of being ranked alongside Sibbes and deals with a much neglected subject area. The subject matter of this work, which was first, preached, is...

¿Qué hace que la oración sea oración? Esta ordenanza enriquecedora de Dios lleva al creyente a una gran familiaridad con Dios, nos abre el corazón de Dios y llena nuestras almas vacías. La oración obtiene grandes cosas de Dios y es la amistad misma del alma con Dios. Pero, ¿cuál es el corazón de la oración? ¿Existe una esencia en la oración sin la cual "todo lo que levantéis, tanto las manos como los ojos y las voces, no servirá para...

How strongly can you hold on to your principles? How much are you willing to sacrifice for what you believe in? The author, John Bunyan, was arrested because of his faith. And, when given an ultimatum to stop preaching or face trial, he left his pregnant wife and four children and spent 12 years in prison, where he remained resolute and wrote this masterpiece. This book is Bunyan's spiritual autobiography, his pilgrimage from a profane life filled...

Versión actualizada y con el texto completo de la SEGUNDA PARTE de la obra inmortal de John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress, El Progreso del Peregrino, en la que se ha preservando la integridad del texto original, manteniendo la calidad y valor literario de la versión española y respetando la magistral traducción poética de Carlos Araujo. Su objetivo es acercar la obra alegórica de Bunyan bajo el símil de un sueño: El viaje de de Cristiano y...

The 'Life and Death of Mr. Badman' is a book written in 1680, and is a dialogue between two characters about sin and redemption.

If religion was not taught at school, it was taught with some care in the cottages and farmhouses by parents and masters. It was common in many parts of England, as late as the end of the last century, for the farmers to gather their apprentices about them on Sunday afternoons, and to teach them the Catechism. Eude as was Bunyan's home, religious notions of some kind had been early and vividly impressed upon him. He caught, indeed, the ordinary habits...

Once the most deeply cherished book in English-speaking households other than Bible itself, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is the allegorical tale of Christian the pilgrim on his journey to the Celestial City. Along the way, Christian encounters both worthy companions and dreadful adversaries. Although this book was written more than three hundred years ago, this stirring spiritual narrative still bears the power to challenge and encourage readers...

"El caminante celestial es un desafío rápido y directo a todo cristiano para que "corra la carrera para ganar". el caminante no es una referencia a un soldado de infantería o a un sirviente de un aristócrata, sino que se refiere a los que viajan a pie a un país lejano, comprometidos en una peregrinación de la tierra al cielo. John Bunyan utiliza la alegoría del corredor para representar la carrera del cristiano por este mundo para ganar el...