The International John Bunyan Society

John Bunyan in Bedford Prison

Window commemorating the tercentenary of the publication of  The Pilgrim's Progress.
 The original window is found in the Bunyan Meeting Free Church in Bedford.
 
Photographic image of the original reproduced by permission of Fidelity Colour Printers, Essex, U.K. SS15 6SD
 
The International John Bunyan Society exists to foster scholarship about Bunyan, his contemporaries, and his historical influence. All interested scholars, teachers, and members of the general public are welcome to join.

Conference Announcement

The Second Triennial Conference of the International John Bunyan Society will take place 31 August- 4 September, 1998 at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Plenary Speakers include Annabel Patterson, Nigel Smith, William Lamont and Elaine Hobby.
Proposals are invited for short (25-30 minute) papers on Bunyan's life, thought and work, on nonconformity in the Restoration period, and on the politics, religion and literature of the Puritan and radical traditions of seventeenth-century England.
Proposals, each accompanied by a 250-word synopsis and a covering letter identifying the proposer, should be sent by MARCH 31, 1998 to
Professor Neil Keeble
Department of English Studies
University of Stirling
Stirling, Scotland
FK9 4LA
For further information please contact Professor Neil Keeble, n.h.keeble@stir.ac.uk
 

Officers
 

For further information contact David Gay, Department of English, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2E5.

Membership

Membership rates are:

All members will receive The Recorder, the newsletter of the International John Bunyan Society. Dues can be forwarded to: Professor Aileen Ross, Treasurer, 7 Savoy Crescent, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, T4N 0C9

The Recorder

The Recorder is the newsletter of the International John Bunyan Society. It appears twice a year, in May and November, and regular features include news, notes, queries, short articles, recent publications of members, announcements of relevant conferences and new journals.

Please forward submissions to: Professor Shannon Murray, Editor, Department of English, U.P.E.I., Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada, C1A 4P3.

Bunyan Studies

Bunyan Studies appears once a year, and includes scholarly articles on Bunyan and his period, news and reports, and book reviews.

Subscription Rates:

For information on subscriptions or submissions write to: W.R. Owens, Editor, The Open University, Parsifal College 527 Finchley Road, London NW3 7BG.

Sponsoring Institutions
 

 
1995 Conference Program