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Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review  - Stas Sajin - Goodreads

you will feel yourself better and more truth-loving after having read this. "We are all brothers—and yet every morning a brother or a sister must empty the bedroom slops for me. We are all brothers ... Read full review

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review  - Gd Brennan - Goodreads

"The Kingdom of God is Within You" is at once flawed and necessary, a critical look at how human institutions have interpreted (or misinterpreted) the Gospel message. In it, Tolstoy focuses on what's ... Read full review

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review - Goodreads

This book was written as a sort of manifesto of Tolstoy's religious and political views of the necessity for nonviolence (Jesus' position of resist not evil). Mahatma Gandhi was greatly inspired by ...

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review - Goodreads

Reportedly, this book changed Ghandi's life and helped solidify his philosophy regarding nonviolence. You would expect from the title that this is a 'preacher's book' and is apologetic in nature and ...

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review - Goodreads

Just discovered this in the free section on my kindle. Picked it up without any knowledge of it, and am now riveted. Not too far in, yet, but I am inspired by Tolstoy's understanding of what it means ...

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review  - Fred - Goodreads

Tolstoy had a good grasp of Christ's teachings but clearly did not understand the Bible or the context in which Christ taught. While much of what he says is true, his denial of the supernatural, the ... Read full review

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review  - Nick Skiles - Goodreads

Do not mistake my low rating as an outright dismissal of all of the contents of this work. I am sympathetic to Tolstoy's political persuasions and read this book during a period of time when I ... Read full review

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review - Goodreads

[I wrote the stuff below as I was still reading it. Now, from the vantage point of the book's end, I'd say the book itself is a bit of a mess in its narrative insistence, arguing both that we are on ...

Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You

User Review  - John - Goodreads

In this book, Tolstoy uses Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to makes a brave, impassioned argument for pacifism and the abolishment of all governments. He makes some great points, but his argument is ... Read full review

Review: The Kingdom of God Is within You

User Review  - Jeff - Goodreads

Many people are aware of the connection between Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, but few are aware that Gandhi got most of his ideas from a man named Leo Tolstoy who was himself inspired to write ... Read full review

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