Children’s upbringing in the spirit of Christianity in the educational and pedagogical concept of N.-L. Zinzendorf

The actuality of our scientific research is determined by the necessity for the historical analysis of the free children’s upbringing in the spirit of Christianity in the educational and pedagogical concept of N. L. Zinzendorf in the 18th century. The principles of the free upbringing in the pedagogical concept of this pedagogue, namely the principles of the free development of the child’s full potential, combining both demanding as well as respectful attitude towards a child and the formation of the teacher-and-child relationships principle in the process of upbringing. Purpose. The main object of our scientific research is to investigate the Children’s upbringing in the spirit of Christianity in the educational and pedagogical concept of N.-L. Zinzendorf in the 18th century. Methods of investigation. The historic and logic analysis, generalization, systematization and classification of the archives and printed sources. The systematical and logical analysis of the scientific work, scientific literature and archive are used in this study. Results. The new approaches of Christian upbringing used by Zinzendorf in the 18th century gave the opportunity not only to reach children’s hearts, but also to reveal and enlarge the good in their lives. The sensibility and tolerance, which had nothing in common with the strict school upbringing of the early Pietism, were at the core of this new approach.