Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress, Leland Ryken
Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress, Leland Ryken
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Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress
Christian Guides to the Classics

Author: Leland Ryken

Narrator: Jonathan St. John

Unabridged: 2 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 04/23/2024


Synopsis

Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series! Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in the Western canon. Each book: Includes an introduction to the author and work Explains the cultural context Incorporates published criticism Defines key literary terms Contains discussion questions at the end of each unit of the text Lists resources for further study Evaluates the classic text from a Christian worldview.
  This volume leads readers through John Bunyan’s classic Christian allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress, offering insights into the nature of faith, the reality of temptation, and the glory of salvation.

About Leland Ryken

Leland Ryken, PhD, is professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has twice received the "teacher of the year" award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on May 06, 2020

Solid commentary on this class book! My only complaint is that it is so short (that is the point of this series after all). I would love to have the author Ryken go ahead and do a full length treatment!! Recommended......more

Goodreads review by Tim on October 21, 2017

Helpful compliment to Pilgrim's Progress. Wish it would have been a little more thorough in its commentary and explanation. Gives a summary of each chapter and then a very brief commentary. Exactly what I was looking for - a solid, Christian commentary and explanation of a rather difficult read, Pil......more

Goodreads review by Jon on July 19, 2020

Pretty good content, but would be better if it was more thorough.......more

Goodreads review by Josh on April 13, 2023

While too general to be of great use, this was still a good companion for a reread of Bunyan’s classic.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 28, 2015

This is basically a cliff's notes. Short summaries of sections of the book with some commentary. If you are at all familiar with Pilgrim's Progress and can even vaguely interpret the allegory then this will be of little value. Still, it contains a few helpful insights into the book as a work of lite......more