Books by John Bunyan
“All the best English stuff is said so simply with no long theological words or going over the top. It’s gentle stuff. Like Pilgrim’s Progress, book which has stuck with me throughout my life. Now that I’m over eighty, I’m reading more and more the part where Christian and Christiana are preparing themselves to go across the River of Death and get to the Celestial City, and he gives an account of all the people who are trying to go across that river and the different ways that they approach it. It’s an incredible amount of good sense and observation. I went to Bedford and I stood on the banks of the River Ouse, trying to imagine myself as Bunyan looking at the Celestial City and a swan nearly attacked me. Which just shows you. So that’s a book I wanted.” Read more...
Rabbi Lionel Blue chooses his Favourite Books
Rabbi Lionel Blue, Memoirist
Interviews where books by John Bunyan were recommended
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The Confessions
by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding) -
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri -
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The Cloud of Unknowing
by Anonymous -
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The Desert Fathers
by Translated by Helen Waddell -
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A Pilgrim’s Progress
by John Bunyan -
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The Book of Her Life
by Teresa of Avila
Books by Christian Authors
Books by Christian Authors
A list of recommendations for readers looking for books by Christian authors, compiled from years of Five Books interviews. From allegorical fiction written for children to 14th-century mystical texts, this is a collection that is bound to contain a book that appeals to you.
Rabbi Lionel Blue chooses his Favourite Books
Rabbi Lionel Blue chooses some of his favourite books. Fans may be surprised by his choices, but one thing is key: a happy ending.
