Project Gutenberg 1996-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 542 Bunyan, John 1628 1688 Bunyan, Johann The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World; Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_War Transcribed from the 1907 Religious Tract Society edition by David Price "The Holy War, Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World" by John Bunyan is an allegorical narrative written in the late 17th century. The book details the symbolic battles within the human soul, represented by the town of Mansoul, depicting the struggle between good and evil forces. Central to the story are the characters Shaddai, the King representing divine providence, and Diabolus, a giant embodying temptation and sin. The opening of the work introduces the town of Mansoul, which was once a joyful and well-governed place under the benevolent rule of Shaddai. However, it falls under the sinister control of Diabolus, who uses deceit and manipulation to lead the townsfolk away from their King. Diabolus' strategy includes enacting a false sense of freedom while instilling fear and division among the citizens, provoking a decline in their moral state. The setting thus lays the groundwork for a narrative filled with conflict, illustrating the consequential moral and spiritual struggles faced by the inhabitants of Mansoul in their quest for redemption and truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Soul Christian fiction Spiritual warfare -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 591259 2025-08-01T05:18:30.659475 text/html 592364 2017-05-29T08:12:42 text/html 208037 2017-05-29T08:13:08 text/html application/zip 330400 2025-08-01T05:18:39.807384 application/epub+zip 336899 2025-08-01T05:18:34.658451 application/epub+zip 271069 2025-08-01T05:18:33.255439 application/epub+zip 649987 2025-08-01T05:18:43.760388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622957 2025-08-01T05:18:38.869470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370913 2022-09-01T05:41:09.538751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573902 2025-08-01T05:18:29.889483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 573150 2017-05-29T08:12:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199023 2017-05-29T08:13:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19387 2025-08-01T05:18:43.896419 application/rdf+xml 26434 2025-08-01T05:18:33.799411 image/jpeg 4898 2025-08-01T05:18:33.537414 image/jpeg 326235 2025-08-01T05:18:30.711472 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia