The Restoration of Human Affairs
Utopianism or Realism?
- Philosophy
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
The aim of this book is to explore the possibilities and limits of Comenius's greatest and most important work, General Consultation Concerning Restoration of Human Affairs. The humanity of people is not quite right, but not quite lost--that is the foundational anthropological assumption of the Consultation. How does Comenius understand humanity? What are human affairs? What's wrong with them? And the most important question: Can they be somehow corrected, improved, or restored?
Endorsements (2)
“A penetrating analysis of human nature. A bold and all-encompassing vision to reform a broken world. A treatise of hope for our time. These are ways to describe the seven-volume Consultation of seventeenth-century Czech philosopher, theologian, and educator John Amos Comenius. The essays of Jan Hábl’s The Restoration of Human Affairs are a welcome addition to the sparse English commentary on Comenius’s magnum opus.”
“Grounded in history but versed in modern realities, this book offers both a responsible and realistic critique coupled with sage advice. Readers will be empowered to intelligently respond to the challenges of their own emerging world, whether in times of calm or chaos . . . and to do so with civility and productive engagement. Highly recommended.”
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