Spiritual autobiography is a genre of nonfiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century, particularly in England and particularly among Dissenters. Its narrative generally follows the believer from a state of damnation to a state of grace, and its most famous example is likely John Bunyan's Grace Abounding of 1666. The earliest known work in the genre is the Confessions of Augustine of Hippo, which still stands as a classic of the form.
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Notable ExampleGrace Abounding (1666) by John Bunyan 1 Defining TraitFollows the believer from a state of damnation to a state of grace 1 Sources
1. Spiritual autobiography, Wikipedia
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The most famous example is perhaps John Bunyan's Grace Abounding (1666).
Narrative structure
the believer from a state of damnation to a state of grace
In Group: Life Writing and Personal Narrative, Lead section
Spiritual autobiography is a genre of non-fiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century, particularly in England, particularly that of Dissenters.
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