A Man of Desire

Except his educational publications Comenius attempted to summarize all knowledge in an integrated system. Comenius wanted to elaborate all pieces of information from all wise books and essential for life into an encyclopaedia. In 1634 he published his previously prepared Scheme of Pansophia publicizing the idea that spread of learning will cure social discrepancies. These works of Comenius are closely connected with his effort to bring mutual understanding between nations and eternal peace - see his publication Angelus Pacis. Comenius believed that if it was possible to combine harmoniously the knowledge of sense and faith and keep them in balance, if it was possible to conciliate science and God and if it was possible to transmit the "true knowledge" to people, the religious conflicts would cease and thus the senseless bloodshed might end at last.