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"A highly significant book." Ernest J. Simmons, Leo Tolstoy "The keystone of Tolstoy's entire ethical structure." Henri Troyat, Tolstoy
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An unabridged edition, sub-titled: Christianity Not As A Mystic Religion But As A New Theory Of Life; to include: The Doctrine of Nonresistance to Evil by Force Has Been Professed By A Minority of Men from the Very Foundation of Christianity - Criticisms of the Doctrine of Non-Resistance to Evil by Force On The Part Of Believers & Of Unbelievers - Christianity Misunderstood By Believers - Christianity Misunderstood By Men of Science - Contradiction Between Our Life And Our Christian Conscience - Attitude of Men of the Present Day to War - Significance of Compulsory Service - Doctrine of Non-Resistance to Evil by Force Must Inevitably Be Accepted By Men of the Present Day - The Acceptance of the Christian Conception of Life Will Emancipate Men from the Miseries of Our Pagan Life - Evil Cannot Be Supressed by the Physical Force of the Government The Moral Progress of Humanity Is Brought About Not Only By Individual Recognition of the Truth But Also Through The Establishment Of A Public Opinion - The Christian Conception of Life Has Already Arisen In Our Society, and Will Infallibly Put an End to the Present Organization Op Our Life Based On Force When That Will Be - Conclusion-Repent Ye, For The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Authors come and authors go, occasionally one will stick in the public conscience, influence humanity and be hailed as a genius. Tolstoy is obviously one of these giants. War and Peace has assumed a mythical place as the book most people have heard of and very few have read, or at least finished. Tolstoy himself turned his back on this novel but one of the books he counted as having great merit was this harmonisation of the Gospels. Evangelical it is not, even the humanist classics have published a translation, but Tolstoy endeavours to synthesise the ethical teaching of Jesus as presented by the evangelists. Many can argue over his success in achieving this, the exclusion of miracles and his decision to stick only to the ethical strand of the Gospels sticks in the gullet of many sincere Christians but the influence of this small book cannot be doubted.
Wittgenstein is arguably the greatest philosopher of the 20th century but his discovery of Tolstoy's “Gospel in Brief” during the First World War had an immense influence on his philosophy so that he became an evangelist of sorts for Tolstoy even being know as “the man with the Gospel”. Here is just one example of the greatness of this small book. It is indeed an idiosyncratic rendition of the Gospels but it contains great wisdom, is beautifully written and deserves to be read over and over by anyone interested in philosophy or even life.
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This is a book that could change your world. It is the core of Christianity, a faith stripped down to its essential truths - the Sermon on the Mount. This for Tolstoy is a way of life as far removed from 'Churchianity' as you can get, and dangerously radical just like Jesus himself. At its heart is Matthew V, verse 39, and Christ's words "Resist not evil", which led Tolstoy to a belief in absolute non-violence. This is where the Quakers are, as well as the Mennonites in America and the Doukhobors in Canada. This is what turned M K Gandhi's life upside down when he read it. It remains a powerful influence and holds a central place in the literature of pacifism. It is tough going, and this edition does contain the odd literal, but you won't be able to put it down. If more people read it and convert to its view, the world will be a more peaceful place. Order it now.
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Tolstoy was a devout Christian towards the end of his life, but had no belief in the miraculous. This book is his account of why Christianity is an excellent way of living even without all the miracles, which he says have been put into Christianity by powerful governments and other elites in order to dumb the people down; give them lies to believe in to distract them from what is really happening. Tolstoy was also a pacifist and hated the idea that God or Christ or any religious idea is used to take people into war. Christ was against violence, that is plain to see. Elites use religion to compel men to go to war. That, for Tolstoy is a terrible crime and he addresses these issues and more in this book. His central theme is sound, but as with many 19th century authors, he tends to grind on sometimes, particularly when he's making a point he feels is important. I think this book is a very valuable contribution to thinking about Christianity, even if I don't agree with it all. What is more, his anti-establishment sentiments and rejection of the miraculous events in Christianity as lies establish Tolstoy within the circle of 19th century anarchist thinkers, some claim. He never calls himself an anarchist, but certainly there are similar overtones to his work. This book is interesting from this perspective since 19th century anarchists are generally atheists. Tolstoy's political views coupled with his religious ones make for an interesting comparison.
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It is amazing to see how little attention this book gets in todays day and age when it offers answers to a lot of ills faced by us. Read more
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a good recommendation
This book by Tolstoy and the Sermon of the Mount are 2 of the recommended reads made by Mohatma Gandhi in his book 'Autobiobraphy: My experiments with truth'. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2008 by P. Garcia
The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Hardcover)
This is a great book. Tolstoys brilliant analytical mind hammers home the true meaning of christianity. the hardback version has dozens of typo's though. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2008 by Paul Willis
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This book is amazing. Tolstoy takes a critical look ant the hypocrisy of society, governments, the Church and the people. Read more
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Extremely thought provoking, one of the best books I've read
Reading this book can, hopefully, change how persons think about truth and non-violence. No doubt Gandhi was overwhelmed by it (and tried to practise it). Read more
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