This timeless Christian allegory follows the journey of the protagonist, Christian, as he travels from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City. Bunyan vividly depicts the obstacles, temptations, and spiritual landmarks—from the Swamp of Despair to Vanity Fair—that a devoted believer encounters on the path of faith.

This captivating Russian spiritual memoir chronicles a nineteenth-century peasant's journey as he seeks to understand the Apostle Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing." The pilgrim learns and faithfully practices the Jesus Prayer, demonstrating how this simple invocation can transform one's life into a state of continuous communion with God.

This entertaining defense of Christian belief presents a witty and paradoxical argument that the wildest and most thrilling aspects of life are best explained by orthodox theology. Chesterton recounts his personal intellectual journey, showing how he "discovered" the truth of Christianity only after attempting to invent a philosophy entirely his own.