Reader beware: Leo Tolstoy is no joke. These teachings, he writes, constitute the body of Christianity- they define what it means to be a follower of Christ. Not knowing fully that this book will enable them to awaken their consciousness thereby allowing them to see the way to life's true purpose. Many subjects are present such as wars, non-violence, misunderstanding by believers of the faith, etc. Please try again. by Leo Tolstoy, Published In 1897. Please try again. The title of the book comes from Luke 17:21. The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy, ... Tolstoy’s view of Christianity is that it is the moral teachings of Jesus (found in the Sermon on the Mount) that have value to all humans. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. September 8th 2006 A philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia. Tolstoy sees a threefold relationship of man to truth: "Some truths have been so assimilated by them that they become the unconscious basis of action, others are just only on the point of being revealed and a third class, though not yet assimilated by him, have been revealed to him with sufficient clearness to force him to decide either to recognize them or refuse to recognize them." Nothing escapes the critical and thorough reflections of Tolstoi. Tolstoy hammers home this point from almost every imaginable angle, and his arguments leave no room for indifference. Binding is good. In these letters, which express their sympathy with my views concerning the unlawfulness for Christianity of all violence and war, the Quakers informed me of the details of their so-called sect, which for more than two hundred years has in fact professed Christ’s teaching about non-resistance to evil, and which has used no arms in order to defend itself. Tolstoy's perspective is that the true and pure teachings of Christ are found in the bible and in its principles, not by traditions or clergy. I am a slow reader. ― Leo Tolstoy, quote from The Kingdom of God Is Within You “And therefore the Christian, who is subject only to the inner divine law, not only cannot carry out the enactments of the external law, when they are not in agreement with the divine law of love which he acknowledges (as is usually the case with state obligations), he cannot even recognize the duty of obedience to anyone or anything whatever, he … He argues that the kingdom of God is within reach of all. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Gandhi raved about this book in his autobiography. Before the independent thinking, profound morality and the truthfulness of this book, all the books given me...seemed to pale into insignificance." The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy This is the book which sparked the spiritual revolution in Gandhi, and helped make him the unbelievable man he was. Free shipping for many products! First printed in 1894 in Germany, since it was banned in his native Russia, it is the culmination of thirty years of Tolstoy's Christian anarchist beliefs. These teachings, he writes, constitute the body of Christianity- they define what it mea. The Kingdom of God Is Within You: Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life (1894) by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance Garnett. 'The Kingdom of God Is Within You' is a book that heavily influenced Gandhi in his epic battle for justice and compassion within and, then, against the British Empire. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The Kingdom of God is Within You is Leo Tolstoy's classic text of Christian anarchism. We can also reasonably assume that "turning the ot. 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