{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Author's Corner: Interviews about the Latest Christian Books","title":"The Labyrinth of the World and The Paradise of the Heart, by John Amos Comenius (A Conversation with Tim Price)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2601,"description":"Today, Luke Taylor talks to Tim Price about the book The Labyrinth of the World and The Paradise of the Heart, originally by John Amos Comenius, available from Ekklesia Press.Find out more about this book at his website: https://labyrinthoftheworld.com/***ONE OF THE BIGGEST PUBLISHING STORIES IN 400 Years***If you loved Pilgrim’s Progress, now you need to read what inspired it. Labyrinth of the World was written 55 years prior to Pilgrim’s Progress yet it remains virtually unknown to English readers. Now this work has been made more approachable for readers of every type.In this newly adapted and illustrated tale, Pilgrim, the protagonist, meets many characters with character trait names. He experiences despair, vanity, and violence as well. Pilgrim desires to live a good life, to be meaningful and significant. He must choose a life's involvement. To do so, he goes on a tour of the world to see what he might put his hand to doing. He is aided in his tour by Mr. Ubiquitous and Mr. Delusion, whose sole effort is to get Pilgrim to see the world as they want him to see it. Pilgrim gets to see all the world offers in work, life, and meaning. Yet he is baffled. His guides get frustrated with his seeming obstinance. He then is tried before Wisdom, queen of the world. Finally, Pilgrim is abandoned by his journey guides. He becomes despondent. However, he meets Jesus Christ and his life is transformed.This book illustrates how a follower of Christ can live in a world that is falling apart and rise above the existence of their times. This volume also features a significant section about the author –John Amos Comenius–his times, and his legacy that will encourage us in our own day. Comenius lived in a time when his world was coming apart at the seams, but he was able to offer it something it could not give itself. Comenius became the father of modern education. He was a philosopher, theologian, pastor, father, and mentor. His biography, as well as his allegory, are...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aujSP2BamNCjTVEgrSCTTNbUJbBlodNSCE5DLckUrXg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMzYwLzE3MTAz/NDYzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}