First published in 1678, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come, is a towering accomplishment in English religious literature. It has been translated into more than 200 languages.

The book was written while John Bunyan (1628-1688), a Baptist preacher and writer, was imprisoned for violating the Conventicle Act of 1664 which outlawed holding religious services outside the established Church of England.

The storyline is about a man named Christian journeying from the “City of Destruction” to the Celestial City – an allegory of a man coming to faith in Christ, living his life, finally arriving in heaven.