Forward to the Past: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress

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Put on your comfortable shoes and grab your walking stick because today we're embarking on the most famous allegory in the English language: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress from 1678. We'll cross plains, endure temptations, descend valleys, fight monsters, and ford rivers in our quest for the Celestial City! Along the way, we'll talk about how this most Puritanical of texts is, ironically, deeply indebted to the ideas of the preceding religions it rejects. Last one there's a rotten egg!

An apology: please do forgive the plosives on this episode. Reckon I got too near the microphone's pop filter. I shall work on my technique in future.

Link to The Pilgrim's Progress:

https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/bunyan/The%20Pilgrim's%20Progress%20-%20John%20Bunyan.pdf

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1. Forward to the Past: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Higher Listenings: Joy for Educators (00:11:10)

3. (Cont.) Forward to the Past: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (00:11:48)