"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" by graf Leo Tolstoy
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"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a philosophical treatise first published in 1894. Banned in Russia, this Christian anarchist work presents Tolstoy's radical interpretation of Christianity centered on universal love and absolute nonviolence. Drawing on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and American anarchist thinkers, Tolstoy argues for dismantling all violent institutions, including governments and the state church. The book profoundly influenced Mohandas Gandhi and inspired pacifists
worldwide, becoming a foundational text for nonviolent resistance movements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 |
| LoC No. | 12039483 |
| Title |
"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity |
| Subject | Christianity -- Controversial literature |
| Subject | Christianity -- Essence, genius, nature |
| Subject | Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity |
| Subject | Government, Resistance to -- Religious aspects -- Christianity |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43302 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-43302-8 |
| Release Date | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2969 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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