ジョン・バニヤン

『天路歴程』は、イギリスのジョン・バニヤンによる寓意物語。 プロテスタント世界で最も多く読まれた宗教書とされ、特にアメリカへ移住したピューリタンへ与えた影響は『若草物語』にも見える。 "City of Destruction"に住んでいたChristianという男が、「虚栄の市」や破壊者アポルオンとの死闘など様々な困難な通り抜けて、「天の都」にたどり着くまでの旅の記録の体裁をとっている。 この旅はキリスト者が人生において経験する葛藤や苦難、そして理想的なキリスト者の姿へと近づいていくその過程を寓意したものであり、登場人物や場所の名前、性質などは、それらのキリスト教的な人生観・世界観に基づくものになっている。 日本語訳は …

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was written while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a license and …

The Holy War Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, to Regain the Metropolis of the World, Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul is a 1682 novel by John Bunyan. This novel, written in the form of an allegory, tells the story of the town "Mansoul". Though this town is perfect and bears the image of …

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was written while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a license and …

Written during his 12 years stay at Bedford Goal, where he was sent for preaching.

With spiritual sensitivity and in a meticulous manner, Bunyan carefully unveils the splendor and attraction of a heart that has been broken by the Lord.-Tommy TenneyFrom whence came the author's skill? He learned it of the God of Jacob; he learned it of the Holy Ghost; for the Holy Ghost is the great counselor who …