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The Kingdom of God Is Within You
- Christianity Not as Mystic Religion But as a New Theory of Life
- Narrated by: Barry J. Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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Publisher's Summary
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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- John
- 11-20-18
hoooooly crap slow down
fantastic and thought provoking content, but you may want to reduce the speed to 0.85
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- Roberto Gonzalez
- 09-10-18
Do unto others.....
I didnt like the narration, but the book in itself is worth it. Remind us that is Man who creates evil, and that is in us the solution to it.
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- SamsStuff
- 04-30-20
Incredible Work, but garbled fast-pace narration
Incredible work.But due to the face-paced, halting cadence and sometimes slurring speech of the narrator I recommend listening to at .85 speed to compensate. With that adjustment this reading is much more compelling and comprehensible than the other version available on audible. Highly recommended.
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- Dan H.
- 02-16-21
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.
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- Stacey Curtis
- 11-28-20
Terrible reading made it very hard to follow
I had to slow the speed down to 80%. Awkward intonation and emphasis throughout. Disappointing.
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- BrownFalcon
- 04-23-20
Life Changing
one can not hear or read these words and pretend everything is okay but will have the conscious pricked to awaken.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-03-19
Great book--Horrible narration!
I have this as an ebook as well, and was following along with the narration. The narrator skips words, adds words, changes words, and is very hard to listen to! No complaints with Leo Tolstoy, but definitely this is a sub-par rendition.
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- Haresh Raichura
- 09-21-18
Title and content do not match
The book is criticism of Christianity. Step by step various concepts of Church are criticised. I couldn't find what I wanted to hear about how Kingdom of God is within us
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- Anonymous User
- 04-14-21
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.......
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- DM
- 08-18-20
much different than expected
listen with an open mind and it will change the way you see things. it was certainly written for the time he lived in, but has universal applications. very good book.