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Tolstoy Leo |
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Titolo |
The kingdom of God is within you / / by Leo Tolstoy |
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[New York, New York] : , : Sheba Blake, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (982 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity - Essence, genius, nature |
Christianity |
Nonviolence - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Government, Resistance to - Religious aspects - Christianity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a fascinating work, from both a religious and a historical perspective. In the book he outlines a radical reorganization of society based on a literal translation of Christianity. Not in a Holy Roller sort of way but in an actual ""What would Jesus do?"" sort of way, banning war and murder and following the teachings of Christ to a 'T'. This book would have a profound effect on Gandhi, who after reading it was turned on to the idea of liberating his people from British rule. Tolstoy wrote to Gandhi in a letter titled ""A letter to a Hindu,"" in |
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