Released in the UK January 2024
Released in the US January 2024
Large trade hardback | 200 Pages
9781527110069 • £15.99 $22.99
BISAC – BIO018000
The Tinker’s Progress
The Life and Times of John Bunyan
Jacob Tanner
Unlearned man who became a great writer
Author of one of the most famous allegories
Insight into his life, faith and work
Known primarily for his allegorical work, The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan was also a preacher, a gifted theologian and interpreter of Scripture. Academically, he was not a learned man, but when it came to practical and experiential mastery of the Scriptures and their theology, he was as gifted as anyone. Jacob Tanner’s enlightening biography traces Bunyan’s life from his humble beginnings to his debaucherous youth to glimpses of grace and calling to ministry, before his eventual departure to the Celestial City. One of his greatest lessons to modern Christians is how to live faithfully for Christ in a world that is antagonistic to God.
Jacob Tanner
Jacob Tanner is pastor of Christ Keystone Church in Middleburg, Pennsylvania. A regular contributor to Meet the Puritans, Place for Truth, G3, and other ministries in the Reformed tradition, he is pursuing his M.Div through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kayla have two sons.
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Christian Focus
Perhaps no single pastor has shaped the Christian imagination more than John Bunyan, but few today know much about this tinker–turned–pastor. Jacob Tanner beautifully tells the story of Bunyan’s life and ministry, allowing us to observe and be shaped by Bunyan’s progress down the pilgrim’s path.
Scott Aniol
Executive Vice President and Editor–in–Chief, G3 Ministries; Professor, Pastoral Theology, Grace Bible Theological Seminary, Conway, Arkansas
In his excellent book … Jacob Tanner has given the Church a great gift: a timeless treasure of Bunyan’s life and ministry.
Dave Jenkins
Executive Director, Servants of Grace Ministries
Full of life, intrigue, and expressiveness, Tanner’s biography on John Bunyan gives us an even–handed yet sympathetic treatment of one of Puritanism’s most well–loved heroes. Warmly recommended!
Nate Pickowicz
Pastor, Harvest Bible Church, Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire
This work provides insightful reflections on historical events used by God to produce one of my spiritual heroes. I highly commend this work to anyone who desires to get to know the man who gave us ‘The Pilgrims Progress’ better.
J. Garrett Kell
Pastor, Del Ray Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia