The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come

Thirty all-new, full-page, color illustrations and edited text for ease of reading make this the edition of John Bunyan's classic allegorical tale to own and to give.

For mor... (More) Thirty all-new, full-page, color illustrations and edited text for ease of reading make this the edition of John Bunyan's classic allegorical tale to own and to give.

For more than three centuries both Christians and non-Christians, young and old, have been fascinated by the characters and story of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come-regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature. While keeping the dignity and beauty of Bunyan's language, editor C. J. Lovik has updated words and phrases for today's readers.

This deluxe edition of Pilgrim's Progress, brought to life in forty all-new, full-page, color illustrations by award-winning illustrator Mike Wimmer, takes readers on a visually stunning journey with protagonist Christian as he seeks the Celestial City. Along the way, readers encounter Evangelist, Mr. Worldly Wisdom, the Interpreter, Hypocrisy, Watchful, Faithful, Talkative, Hopeful, Ignorance, and others. Through word and picture, readers will better understand the obstacles and encouragements they will face as they live out the Christian life this side of heaven.

C. J. LOVIK graduated from Westmont College California with a degree in Education and Communication and taught Elementary School in Southern California. After teaching for many years, he started a manufacturing business and developed an online family-friendly Internet search engine. At the age of 9, Lovik read John Bunyan's timeless classic Pilgrim's Progress for the first time, and it became his favorite book next to the Bible. During the past twenty years Lovik noticed that fewer and fewer young Christians had been exposed to Pilgrim's Progress. Thus he decided to revise and edit the original version so that it would be easier to read and understand for readers today, while remaining strictly faithful to Bunyan's narrative and preserving the beauty and tone of Bunyan's original work. It is hoped that the final result will reintroduce English-speaking Christians to the most widely read, precious, and imaginative commentary on the meaning of the Bible and the Christian life ever produced in the English language.

MIKE WIMMER has illustrated many children's books, including most recently Robert Burliegh's One Giant Leap and Stealing Home. His books have received the Spur Award (2003), the NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (1990), and the Redbook Best Book (1990).

"This classic has refreshed my spirit time and again when my soul has longed for Christ-centered guidance through a maze of modern detours and diversions. I'm so grateful this special edition of The Pilgrim's Progress is now available to not only a new generation of Christians but to believers like myself who need direction and refreshment along our journey toward Home."
Joni Eareckson Tada, President, Joni and Friends International Disability Center

"If any smoothing of Bunyan's seventeenth-century language plus new colored pictures can set Pilgrim's Progress aglow in the hearts of today's young readers, this lovely book will surely do it."
J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College

"Every generation is heir to John Bunyan's timeless allegory, and to each generation falls the task of commending this tale anew. The collaboration of editor C. J. Lovik and illustrator Mike Wimmer has yielded a book that could well be a classic for our time. With great care, Lovik has combined the best elements of Bunyan's rich, evocative prose with accessibility for the modern reader. And in Wimmer, Bunyan has met his illustrator for the twenty-first century. The thirty illustrations that grace this edition are a world in themselves-the equal of any that appear in J.R.R. Tolkien's books."
Kevin Belmonte, lead historical consultant for the motion picture Amazing Grace
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Sections

List of Illustrations
Publisher’s Foreword
Christian looks for a way of escape outside the City of Destruction
Pilgrim’s Great Distress
Evangelist points Christian to the sheep gate
Help rescues Christian from the Swamp of Despond
The Way of the World or the Narrow Way
Mr. Worldly-Wiseman directs Christian out of the way
Christian is terrifed under Mount Sinai
Christian knocks on the sheep gate
Christian’s burden comes loose at the cross
A Burden Lifted and a Journey Begun
Formalist and Hypocrisy trespass over the Wall of Salvation
Christian begins his journey up the Hill Diffculty
Christian sleeps in the arbor on the Hill Diffculty
Christian is terrifed by the lions
Christian is greeted outside the House Beautiful
Christian is entertained at the House Beautiful
Christian examines the records contained in the House Beautiful
Christian views Immanuel’s Land from the House Beautiful
A Fierce Battle and a Dark Valley
Christian battles Apollyon
Christian walks through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
A Faithful Friend
A Faith Beyond Words
On Trial for the Gospel
Christian and Faithful enter Vanity Fair
Faithful is on trial in Vanity Fair
Faithful departs to the Celestial City
Confronting Worldly Attachments
Christian and Hopeful escape Vanity Fair
Demas invites Christian and Hopeful into the silver mines
Refreshment at God’s River
Prisoners of Despair
Giant Despair captures Christian and Hopeful
Giant Despair harasses Christian and Hopeful
Shepherds’ Warnings, Dangers Avoided
Shepherds comfort Christian and Hopeful
Christian and Hopeful gaze at the Celestial City
Christian and Hopeful cross over the River of Death
Ignorance is deposited in Hell
The Conclusion
Editor’s Notes

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