The paper compares Comenius’ usage of the terms unum, verum and bonum in his metaphysical writings both with the expression of the image of the Trinity in De civitate dei by Aurelius Augustinus and with the concept of existence as three basic movements in the philosophical work of Jan Patočka. The purpose of the text is to show, despite the…[Read more]

The Responsibility of Educators is the editorial to the second issue of the second volume of the journal Theology and Philosophy of Education.

This is the second editorial of the journal Theology and Philosophy of Education, a journal for the theology of education, and philosophy of education.

The present text examines Patočka’s texts on the Faust theme, together with Havel’s play Temptation. It seeks inspiration from elaborating the Faust theme for a person who desires an understanding of himself (herself), of others and the world. A comparison of the Faust saga’s various adaptations seeks a version of the Faust legend and its…[Read more]

This is the first editorial of the open-access journal Theology and Philosophy of Education.

Is it possible to get rid of the uncertainty in human life? Can we live humanly only with certainty? What does uncertainty mean in the Bible, and how did Plato deal with the terms for uncertainty? What does the etymology of the Greek term for uncertainty lead us to? These questions are asked in the text entitled To the Sources of Hope Despite the…[Read more]

In an age of crisis, how can the way be made straighter for a person to pursue wisdom? Th is was
one of the main issues that accompanied John Amos Comenius on his difficult journey of life.
There was hope included, though, that change, if prepared well, is possible. Comenius then called
himself a man of desire, because he did not cease to…[Read more]