The Trinitarian Thinking of John Bunyan in The Pilgrim's Progress

In John Bunyan's day trinitarian debate was raging from Oxford to Bedfordshire. In spite of Bunyan's rough upbringing, he is often considered a literary genius in Britain's early-modern period, which tends to distract scholars from the fact that he was also a brilliant theologian-apol...

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Autore principale: Banks, John S. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brill 2019
In: The Evangelical quarterly
Anno: 2019, Volume: 90, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 231-245
Notazioni IxTheo:KAH Età moderna
KBF Isole Britanniche
NAB Teologia fondamentale
NBC Dio
Altre parole chiave:B Trinity
B Catechism
B BUNYAN, John, 1628-1688
B Socinians
B Bunyan
B Quakers
B TRINITARIANS (Organization)
B Pilgrim's Progress
B John Owen
B Ranters
B Catechisms
B Typology
B Apologetics
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Riepilogo:In John Bunyan's day trinitarian debate was raging from Oxford to Bedfordshire. In spite of Bunyan's rough upbringing, he is often considered a literary genius in Britain's early-modern period, which tends to distract scholars from the fact that he was also a brilliant theologian-apologist. While Bunyan may have been deprived of the traditional tools of scholasticism, he is nevertheless more than capable as a trinitarian apologist. The early formation of Bunyan's trinitarian thoughts providentially occurred prior to conversion and are evident in his earlier theological writings which prepared him to engage in the trinitarian conversation of the seventeenth century. The two trinitarian instances in the Pilgrim's Progress which are analyzed in this article not only show Bunyan's ability to bridge theology for a popular audience but also demonstrate a skillful ability to address the Ranters and Quakers who wandered through Bedfordshire terrorizing the flock with strange doctrine.
ISSN:2772-5472
Comprende:Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09003003