John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress-MP3 CD Audiobook Disk-Kindle-iPhone Compatible

This is an audio CD containing MP3 audio files of Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.Thisaudio bookhas over 12 hours of content and can be played on your computer (PC or Apple Macintosh) or on your iPod or any other MP3 player.This disk also can be played in an MP3 compatible DVD or CD player. Almost all players today arecompatiblewith MP3's.The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published February, 1678) is a Christian allegory. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature and has been translated into more than 100 languages.Bunyan began the work while in the Bedfordshire county gaol (jail) for violations of the Conventicle Act, which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England. Earlier scholars like John Brown believe The Pilgrim's Progress was begun in Bunyan's second shorter imprisonment for six months in 1675, but more recent scholars like Roger Sharrock believe that it was begun during Bunyan's initial, more lengthy imprisonment from 1660-1672 right after he had written his spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners.The English text comprises 108,260 words and is divided into two parts, each reading as a continuous narrative with no chapter divisions. After the first edition of 1678 an expanded edition, with additions written after Bunyan was freed, appeared in 1679. The Second Part appeared in 1684. There were eleven editions of the first part in John Bunyan's lifetime, published in successive years from 1678 to 1685 and in 1688, and there were two editions of the second part, published in 1684 and 1686.The allegory tells of Christian, an everyman character, who makes his way from the "City of Destruction" (Earth) to the "Celestial City" (Heaven) of Zion. Christian finds himself weighed down by a great burden that he gets from reading a book (obviously the Bible). This burden, which would cause him to sink into Tophet (hell), is Christian's acute, immediate concern that impels him to the crisis of what to do for deliverance. Evangelist suddenly comes by to direct Christian for deliverance to the "Wicket Gate", which is the direction indicated by a "shining light" that Christian thinks he sees. Christian leaves his home, his wife, and children to save himself when his attempts to persuade them to join him are frustrated.The Pilgrim's Progress' explicitly Protestant theology also made it much more popular than its predecessors. Three years after its publication (1681), it was reprinted in colonial America, and was widely read in the Puritan colonies. It went through eleven editions during the remainder of Bunyan's lifetime (1678-1688). (Courtesy of Wikipedia)John Bunyan confronts the world head on in his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Using the journey, conversations, actions, and interactions of his main character, Christian, Bunyan draws contrasts between true Christianity and the vast array of opposing philosophies and opinions offered by the rest of the world. Each contrast demonstrates the superiority of Christianity to the perspectives and beliefs of the fallen world.The story is told through the use of a narrative device. That devise is that of the narrator himself recounting his dream in which Christian makes his way to the Celestial City. The device serves to put the action of the story in context as well as a way break up the story into manageable segments. A key phrase often used in service of this device is: "then I saw in my dream". The narrator's dream begins in the City of Destruction; which is Christian's homeland. As Christian Journeys to the celestial city, he encounters many people and trials. Each one is representative of various worldly, or otherworldly philosophies or beliefs.Bunyan has in all these encounters faced the problem of the truth of Christianity. If Christianity is true, how come there are all these alternative ideas in the world. Bunyan successfully exposes the weaknesses of the alternative ideas by refuting them one by one in the context of his pilgrimage allegory. Through his characters, Bunyan agrees with the apostle Paul. His argument is that our best weapon as Christians (once we have accepted Christ as our Savior and realized that only his grace is sufficient to save us) is to keep our eyes on God and the things of heaven (Colossians 3:2). All the arguments presented by the characters contrary to Christianity in this book add up to meaningless noise compared to the word of God and the truth expressed therein.Bunyan takes great care to steer clear of the idea that Christians are somehow intrinsically better than other people. He is careful to express that only God's grace working within them makes them capable of withstanding the trials of life. He demonstrates time and again that Christian suffers from the same weaknesses as normal people and is therefore prone to failure. It is only the love and assistance of God that allow Christian to reach his destination.God's grace and God's grace alone are sufficient to save Christian from the perils he encounters in his journey. Any time Christian attempts to do something of his own accord, his plans go horribly wrong and God must rescue him.Pilgrim's Progress is insightful as an allegory. It is instructive and would be useful reading for anyone currently alive and making their way through our current sojourn or "pilgrimage" here on earth. Anyone going to the real Celestial City would profit from experiencing this book as they walk along the straight and narrow path.Why Buy From Us?Our feedback is 100% and strive to keep it that way. We care about your satisfaction. If for any reasonyou'renot happy with your purchase, contact us and we will work with you to make it right.We take pride in our listings. We go out of our way to make sure your items are packaged with great care so it arrives to you safely and securely.All our items come from a smoke freeenvironmentWe select the very best items and test every item forfunctionalityand defects. 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