Identification and Difference in John Bunyan's Reading of Reformation History

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 18; p. 42
• Main Author: Curtin, Kathleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2014
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Bunyan, John (1628-88); English literature

In The Doctrine of Law and Grace Unfolded, Bunyan describes a 'Historicall Faith' as one that is 'begotten meerly by the history of the word, not by the co-operation of the Spirit with the Word'.3 For Bunyan, a merely 'historical' view of Scripture leads to legalism and...