Bunyan, John, Oxford University Press, 1952
Kristityn vaellus (The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come) on John Bunyanin kirjoittama allegorinen kristillinen romaani. Se on julkaistu vuonna 1678. Kirja on merkittävässä asemassa kalvinistisessa hengellisyydessä.Bunyan kirjoitti kirjan ensimmäisen osan ollessaan vangittuna vuonna 1675. Häntä syytettiin tuolloin luvattomasta saarnaamisesta. Laki määräsi kaiken uskonnon harjoittamisen tapahtuvaksi Englannin anglikaanisen kirkon sisällä. Laajennettu painos, johon oli lisätty osia Bunyanin vapautumisen jälkeen, ilmestyi vuonna 1679. Kirjan toinen osa, Kristityn lesken ja lasten vaellus, ilmestyi vuonna 1684.Teos toimi esikuvana mm. Aleister Crowleyn myyttiselle näytelmälle "Tannhäuser - A Story of All Time".Hieno Oxford University Pressin lampaannahkaselkäinen julkaisu. Kirjalla oma slipcase, jossa pohjassa Oxford Presentation Library tarra.The Pilgrim’s Progress, religious allegory by the English writer John Bunyan, published in two parts in 1678 and 1684. The work is a symbolic vision of the good man’s pilgrimage through life. At one time second only to the Bible in popularity, The Pilgrim’s Progress is the most famous Christian allegory still in print. It was first published in the reign of Charles II and was largely written while its Puritan author was imprisoned for offenses against the Conventicle Act of 1593 (which prohibited the conducting of religious services outside the bailiwick of the Church of England).Part I (1678) is presented as the author’s dream of the trials and adventures of Christian (an everyman figure) as he travels from his home, the City of Destruction, to the Celestial City. Christian seeks to rid himself of a terrible burden, the weight of his sins, that he feels after reading a book (ostensibly the Bible). Evangelist points him toward a wicket-gate, and he heads off, leaving his family behind. He falls into the Slough of Despond, dragged down by his burden, but is saved by a man named Help. Christian next meets Mr. Worldly Wiseman, who persuades him to disregard Evangelist’s advice and instead go to the village of Morality and seek out Mr. Legality or his son Civility. However, Christian’s burden becomes heavier, and he stops. Evangelist reappears and sets him back on the path to the wicket-gate. The gatekeeper, Good-will, lets him through and directs him to the house of the Interpreter, where he receives instruction on Christian grace. As Christian continues his journey, he comes upon a cross and a sepulchre, and at that point his burden falls from his shoulders. Three Shining Ones appear and give him a sealed scroll that he must present when he reaches the Celestial Gate.Christian continues on his way, and when he reaches the Hill Difficulty, he chooses the straight and narrow path. Partway up he falls asleep in an arbor, allowing the scroll to fall from his hands. When he wakes, he proceeds to the top of the hill only to find he must return to the arbor to find his lost scroll. He later arrives at the palace Beautiful, where he meets the damsels Discretion, Prudence, Piety, and Charity. They give Christian armour, and he learns that a former neighbour, Faithful, is traveling ahead of him.