The influence of Jesus on the pedagogical history of the West is enormous. It was exercised on groups as different as the Quakers and the Jesuits, and it was as strong on the deists, who believed in reason, as on the
The influence of Jesus on the pedagogical history of the West is enormous. It was exercised on groups as different as the Quakers and the Jesuits, and it was as strong on the deists, who believed in reason, as on the Pietists, who advocated emotion as the dominant note of religion. Orthodox believers like Loyola felt his ascendancy, and liberals like Schweitzer have found in Jesus the inspiration for their philosophical and humanitarian work.