The Kingdom of God Is Within You - Softcover

Tolstoy, Leo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604594063 ISBN 13: 9781604594065

Publisher: SMK Books, 2009

Synopsis

The Kingdom of God Is Within You is the non-fiction magnum opus of Leo Tolstoy and was initially banned in his home country of Russia. It is the culmination of thirty years of Tolstoy's Christian thinking, and lays out a new organization for society based on a literal Christian interpretation of the Bible. Here Tolstoy introduces the world to the concept of Christian non-violent resistance. A classic in modern Christian and Western thinking.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

He is considered one of the greatest novelists in any language in all of human history, but Leo Tolstoy was also an influential social reformer and peace advocate. Subtitled "Christianity Not as a Mystical Teaching but as a New Concept of Life," this powerful exploration of the preachings of Jesus from a pacifistic perspective. First published in 1893, it introduced such important 20th-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to the concept of nonviolent resistance.

This edition is vital reading for anyone wishing to understand the history of protest around the world or gain a deeper appreciation of pacifistic Christianity.

About the Author:

Nikolai Tolstoy is a highly recognized and acclaimed historian and biographer. He was the sole beneficiary of his stepfather's will and is one of the trustees of O'Brian's estate.

About this edition

• Publisher: SMK Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604594063
• ISBN 13: 9781604594065
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 244