Outselling a Big Name
I went to the national ACCS conference, Repairing the Ruins, on June 22-25, 2022. I was unsure what to make of this conference on...
I went to the national ACCS conference, Repairing the Ruins, on June 22-25, 2022. I was unsure what to make of this conference on...
John Amos Comenius’s Labyrinth of the World is an excellent book for many different demographic groups as it has appeal to several...
I recently went to a National Polka Festival 2022 in Ennis, TX, in order to meet a greater audience for Labyrinth of the World and...
When you think of major influencers of Western Civilization or education, names come to mind like Descartes, Erasmus, Kant, Locke,...
Understanding an author is almost as important as reading what they wrote. In the case of The Labyrinth of the World -and- The Paradise...
Life today is shockingly unstable. Incessant threats press upon our minds from every side. We are left to figure out how to maintain our...
As Christian homeschoolers, it is important to find materials to teach and instill values we hold most dear. Homeschooling has become...
Oft times books are pitched at a single issue or current subject. One written in 1950 may stand the test of time to be potent at later...
Labyrinth of the World has many aspects of appeal. Another concerns the Anabaptists. This post will elaborate for those who may not know...
An aspect underplayed in my blogging thus far has been the Czech Heritage of The Labyrinth of the World. The author of Labyrinth was John...
I don’t know about you, but when I go to Barnes & Noble, I am gobsmacked by the range and mix of books. How I might find a book of...
The ninth chapter is the first section where Comenius is more expansive. In this episode he details of the Order of the Tradesmen. While...
In expounding upon the imagery of the Labyrinth of the World, Comenius takes us—through the eyes of Pilgrim—into an imaginary world that...
John Amos Comenius was known to have been a writing phenom, having more than 140 published works and 40 more unfinished. It is a serious...
In my own family, we did not have the cooperative connections to do proper homeschooling. My wife is legally blind, and I traveled a good...
To blanch at the perceived notion that a 400-year-old book—few have heard of—could be eloquently significant today might not be a rare...
The first five chapters of Comenius’s epic story are a mere 14 pages in this new edition. One could read this section in a mere 20...
Since Labyrinth of the World inspired Pilgrim’s Progress, as a former post relates. This post will be a literary comparison of the two...
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Since discovering Labyrinth of the World, 20 or so years ago, I am continually astounded by it. Once I had, I finished adapting this...