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The great Czech philosopher, educator, theologian, and bishop of the Unity of the Brethren, John Amos Comenius, is considered by many to be the father of modern education because he championed universal education. This inspiring and accessible book lays out his plans to spread knowledge throughout the world so as to ensure that boys and girls everywhere could be trained in a variety of subjects.

This is the original pilgrim allegory where a pilgrim tours through the world to find meaning, purposefulness and substantive living. Yet, even with the help of his guides, Mr. Ubiquitous and Mr. Delusion, he can only find vanity and violence in every involvement. Frustrated with Pilgrim's lack of decisiveness, his guides abandon him. At this lonely spot Pilgrim meets Christ and his life is transformed... God sends Pilgrim back to the world he just traversed to be light, truth and contrast to all who he might encounter.--Publisher.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1887 Edition.

Originally published in 1966, this volume reappraises the educational philosophy of Comenius. Until recently the attention given to Comenius and his work concentrated on a narrow interpretation of his pedagogy which played down his pansophic theory. In the second half of the nineteenth century Germany led the way in pedagogical study and Comenius was widely accepted as having laid the foundations of a science of education. The emergence of education as an academic subject in England and the USA led to a considerable interest in the history of educational ideas and Comenius’ work.

The great Czech philosopher, educator, theologian, and bishop of the Unity of the Brethren, John Amos Comenius, is considered by many to be the father of modern education because he championed universal education. This inspiring and accessible book lays out his plans to spread knowledge throughout the world so as to ensure that boys and girls everywhere could be trained in a variety of subjects.