# John Bunyan — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism character guide

> John Bunyan in Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R. H. Tawney.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bunyan, Ü © Bunyan

**First appearance:** 0003-religion-and-the-rise-of-capitalism

## Who they are

English Puritan writer and author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

## In the story

### [Puritanism and Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/i-puritanism-and-society)

Referenced in the context of Puritan mysticism and the depths of light and darkness in Puritan character.

### [The New Medicine for Poverty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/iv-the-new-medicine-for-poverty)

Noted alongside Baxter as a religious writer who adhered to older moral categories in an age of capitalist industry.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/religion_and_the_rise_of_capitalism_se/chapters/endnotes)

Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and Life and Death of Mr. Badman are cited in relation to the calling and ethics of prices.

## Links

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