The Czech/American Reading Circle
The Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln are proud to sponsor the Czech/American Reading Circle. Started in January, 2019, the Reading Circle shares significant books about, by, for, and important to, people of Czech Heritage.
Attendees are not required to have read the book being discussed, however, it helps to have some familiarity with it, and we encourage all participants to contribute any relevant information they may have.
Attendees are not required to have read the book being discussed, however, it helps to have some familiarity with it, and we encourage all participants to contribute any relevant information they may have.
Please join us! The circle meets the last Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6:15 pm central time on ZOOM. Everyone is welcome.
Please contact the following or any Board Member for additional information and/or to get your Zoom Link.
Lois Shimerda Rood
Please contact the following or any Board Member for additional information and/or to get your Zoom Link.
Lois Shimerda Rood
402-570-2333 lois@loisrood.com
Layne Pierce
402-770-5029 layne.pierce@yahoo.com
Mila Saskova-Pierce
402-770-4624 msaskova-pierce1@unl.edu
The Czech/American Reading Circle is continuing with its fifth year of reviewing great books. Please join us on
Tuesday, March 28 for our next review...see you there!
The Czech/American Reading Circle is continuing with its fifth year of reviewing great books. Please join us on
Tuesday, March 28 for our next review...see you there!
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Past Reading Circle Brochures:
Český čtenářský kroužek
MONTH: MARCH 28, 2023
LEADER: TIMOTHY PRICE
BOOK: The Labyrinth of the World & Paradise of the Heart (1631)
AUTHOR: JOHN AMOS COMENIUS
ADAPTATION: Timothy Price (2021/2022)
The Labyrinth of the World & Paradise of the Heart - If you loved Pilgrim’s Progress, you need to discovered what inspired it. Labyrinth of the World is the original pilgrim allegory. Penned 400 years ago, today it is virtually unknown in English. The author, John Amos Comenius, lived most of his life in exile. He also lost his entire family to the plague. Both in life and allegory, Comenius illustrates the teachings of the New Testament – being the kingdom of God amongst the kingdoms of men – which religious institutionalism has all but forgotten. This tale will inspire you to become a contrast to the growing unrest of the world we live in today. (Source: back book cover) Our leader Timothy Pierce of Kearney, Nebraska has adapted this 400-year-old classic for today’s readers. In December 2021, Price finished and published this new edition in hardbound (in full color) along with an audiobook and ebook. In 2022 Price published a softbound edition of the book and is working on a critical thinking curriculum to go along with the book at the request of several academies. This edition features a 32-page appendix about Comenius, Czech history, and why Comenius is still important today as an inspiration to us all. (Source: Price’s description)
The Labyrinth of the World & Paradise of the Heart - If you loved Pilgrim’s Progress, you need to discovered what inspired it. Labyrinth of the World is the original pilgrim allegory. Penned 400 years ago, today it is virtually unknown in English. The author, John Amos Comenius, lived most of his life in exile. He also lost his entire family to the plague. Both in life and allegory, Comenius illustrates the teachings of the New Testament – being the kingdom of God amongst the kingdoms of men – which religious institutionalism has all but forgotten. This tale will inspire you to become a contrast to the growing unrest of the world we live in today. (Source: back book cover) Our leader Timothy Pierce of Kearney, Nebraska has adapted this 400-year-old classic for today’s readers. In December 2021, Price finished and published this new edition in hardbound (in full color) along with an audiobook and ebook. In 2022 Price published a softbound edition of the book and is working on a critical thinking curriculum to go along with the book at the request of several academies. This edition features a 32-page appendix about Comenius, Czech history, and why Comenius is still important today as an inspiration to us all. (Source: Price’s description)
OUR LEADER: Timothy Price After 30 years of the work-a-day world in inventory control and purchasing, Timothy L. Price was forced into retirement because of health issues. Secondary to his professional life, Price has published books since 2005. This background became his fallback to stay substantive in his new reality of health issues preventing him from continuing his career. About 20 years ago, Price discovered a classic Czech literature title that captured his interest from then until now. That book is John Amos Comenius's (Komensky) first tile: The Labyrinth of the World -and- The Paradise of the Heart. Price read three different editions published between 1901 and 1998, finding that each was different but significantly difficult. Thus, in his predicament, he dreamed of an edition of this title that would be approachable for the average bear. That was in 2020. By December 2021, Price finished and published this new edition in hardbound (in full color) along with an audiobook and ebook. In 2022 Price published a softbound edition of the book and is working on a critical thinking curriculum to go along with the book at the request of several academies. This edition features a 32-page appendix about Comenius, Czech history, and why Comenius is still important today as an inspiration to us all.
OUR LEADER: Timothy Price After 30 years of the work-a-day world in inventory control and purchasing, Timothy L. Price was forced into retirement because of health issues. Secondary to his professional life, Price has published books since 2005. This background became his fallback to stay substantive in his new reality of health issues preventing him from continuing his career. About 20 years ago, Price discovered a classic Czech literature title that captured his interest from then until now. That book is John Amos Comenius's (Komensky) first tile: The Labyrinth of the World -and- The Paradise of the Heart. Price read three different editions published between 1901 and 1998, finding that each was different but significantly difficult. Thus, in his predicament, he dreamed of an edition of this title that would be approachable for the average bear. That was in 2020. By December 2021, Price finished and published this new edition in hardbound (in full color) along with an audiobook and ebook. In 2022 Price published a softbound edition of the book and is working on a critical thinking curriculum to go along with the book at the request of several academies. This edition features a 32-page appendix about Comenius, Czech history, and why Comenius is still important today as an inspiration to us all.
Currently, Price travels the country to speak about Comenius and Labyrinth of the World. This edition has been well received in every venue he presented it whether sacred or secular. Price most enjoys restoring the understanding of Comenius both in concern to education but also with regard for American Czechs who have lost connection with one of the most important educators and philosophers in the last 500 years, who just happens to be Czech.