The New Pilgrim’s Progress is a modern retelling of John Bunyan’s 17th century classic “Pilgrim’s Progress.” It is an allegorical pilgrimage through the landscape of 21st century American spirituality.
In this third chapter Seeker comes to the Cross, where he meets three Shining Ones and takes a new name – Pilgrim. He meets two Sleepers, two Trespassers, as well as two fellow pilgrims who have been on the Way for two thousand years: Sacrament and Tradition.
He climbs the Hill of Difficulty and arrives First Baptist Church. There he is befriended by a fundamentalist family, who show him the Museum of Famous Baptists and the Armory of God. There he is outfitted with the 21st century equivalent of the full armor of God and continues on his way.