Review: The Kingdom of God Is Within You
User Review - Stas Sajin - Goodreadsyou 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 - GoodreadsThis 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 - GoodreadsReportedly, 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 - GoodreadsJust 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 - GoodreadsTolstoy 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 - GoodreadsDo 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 - GoodreadsIn 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 - GoodreadsMany 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