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A Tinker and a Poor Man: John Bunyan and His Church, 1628-1688

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I bought this book looking for a good biography on the writer of "The Pilgrim's Progress" John Bunyan, who I knew had been imprisoned in 17th century England for his Christian views. Unfortunately, after reading this book, I had learned little more about Bunyan other than that he had been in the Parliamentary army on garrison duty, that he was at some point converted, he pastored the church in Bedford, when he was born and when he died. The remainder of the book was about the competing theologies of the day, in detail, and analysis of the books he wrote. So, I am left looking for more information on the man and his life.
If you are looking for a good book on the 17th century English theology of the Ranters, the Quakers, the Diggers, and the Puritans, you will like this book.