The Kingdom of God Is Within You

Christianity Not as Mystic Religion But as a New Theory of Life

De: Leo Tolstoy

Narrado por: Barry J. Peterson

Duración: 10 h y 17 m

Resumen del Editor

The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a nonfiction book written by Leo Tolstoy. A philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia. It is the culmination of 30 years of Tolstoy's thinking and lays out a new organization for society based on a literal Christian interpretation. The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a key text for Tolstoyan nonviolent resistance and Christian anarchist movements.

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Totally Life Changing

Your thoughts and feelings are real!
Follow the sound of the drum calling you home to the life in the world to come!

Well-written thought-provoking but single-sided

My opinion about "The Kingdom of God is Within You" is that Tolstoy probably started from the position that communism outside of government control would be the most ideal and favorable structuring of society. He then took anecdotal evidences that supported his position, omitting evidences to the contrary, and coupled them with selected Biblical passages, taken out of context, to create this well-written essay to attempt to persuade readers to adopt his position, often appealing to guilt or shame that might be generated from the way he formulates his positions. This would be a good book to prompt discussion for a group of people interested in the open exchange of ideas, if such a group could still be found in our current society.

more than knowledge, it's truth!!!,

it's clear and definitive, defined by divinity, Tolstoy's philosophy and wisdom is this in this time unmatched..., basic reading material for anyone calming themselves FAITHFUL.......

Don’t read this if you are happy with where you are

Anyone with even a decorum of exposure to the Christian faith will be challenged by what Tolstoy says in these pages. It is just as true today as when Tolstoy said it over 100 years ago.

Life Changing

one can not hear or read these words and pretend everything is okay but will have the conscious pricked to awaken.

I couldn't finish it

The topic is interesting and gives me fodder for thought but I couldn't finish because the reader was hard to listen too. I didn't mind the fast pace in which he read but he'd slur words or mispronounce words as a result of his pace and that would annoy me and cause me to miss understand the writer.

If I could find this book with a different reader I may try it again.

Resist not evil with force - that's the take away

It's very interesting to read in essay form what Tolstoy thought about core issues of his time. His thoughts on both war and religion/Christianity are extremely interesting. Much of what he says about militarisation and the need for disarmament is very pertinent today. His idea about the potential role of arbitration in international conflict is fascinating. The narrator, however, sounds like he's drunk - he slurs his words constantly.

Tolstoy Strikes Gold

Very compelling, very touching book. Tolstoy makes a forceful argument for why Christians should participate in mutual aid and shun all forms of violence. I’m a veteran of the Afghan War and related deeply to Tolstoy’s views on the military. The narrator was great, I think folks who believe he was slurring are being unkind toward what is either his natural speaking pattern or perhaps a very slight impediment.

Fascinating material, poorly read

This is Tolstoy's scathing review of the church and of government, told from the point of view of someone that takes the essence of Christianity (love, non-violence, etc.) very seriously. Considering that it was written in the late 1800s, it's amazing how relevant it still is, perhaps even more now than it was then. I suspect that if he were alive today he might rethink some of his confidence in the wisdom of public opinion, but all the same flaws of our institutions still exist, and the hypocrisy surrounding Christianity is a virulent as ever. Someone should probably re-record the audiobook, however, as Peterson reads very quickly, even to the point of slurring and mispronouncing, words. It happens often enough that it's an almost constant annoyance.

hoooooly crap slow down

fantastic and thought provoking content, but you may want to reduce the speed to 0.85