What I BelieveOriginally published in 1885, What I Believe is part of series of books by novelist Leo Tolstoy that outline his personal interpretation of Christian theology. After a midlife crisis at age 50, he began to believe in the moral teachings of Christianity, while rejecting mysticism and organized religion. He believed that pacifism and poverty were the paths to enlightenment. His precepts of nonviolence even influenced Mohandas Gandhi. Students of religion, political science, and literature alike will gain new understanding from the ideas presented in this book. Students of literature will get to understand more deeply one of the greatest novelist in history, while those interested in religion and politics can see how Tolstoy's philosophy came to influence the world at large. Russian writer COUNT LEV ("LEO") NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY (1828-1910) is best known for his novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). |
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... strangeness of her dogmas , by her acceptance and approval of persecutions , executions , and war ; and by the disputes of conflicting creeds . —from What I Believe PREFACE . THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high.
... strangeness of her dogmas , by her acceptance and approval of persecutions , executions , and war ; and by the disputes of conflicting creeds . —from What I Believe PREFACE . THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high.
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... Church repelled me by the strangeness of her dogmas, by her acceptance and approval of persecutions, executions, and war; and by the disputes of conflicting creeds. —from What I Believe PREFACE. THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high ...
... Church repelled me by the strangeness of her dogmas, by her acceptance and approval of persecutions, executions, and war; and by the disputes of conflicting creeds. —from What I Believe PREFACE. THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high ...
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Leo Tolstoy. PREFACE . THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high in the annals of his country's literature , as the author of ' War and Peace , ' and of ' Anna Karenine . ' His memory will be cherished and his works will be read by ...
Leo Tolstoy. PREFACE . THE name of Count Leon Tolstoi stands high in the annals of his country's literature , as the author of ' War and Peace , ' and of ' Anna Karenine . ' His memory will be cherished and his works will be read by ...
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... stands to the left , and all that was to the left is now to the right ; his wish to be as far from home as possible , is changed to the desire of being as near home as possible - so , I may say , the whole aim and purpose of my life has ...
... stands to the left , and all that was to the left is now to the right ; his wish to be as far from home as possible , is changed to the desire of being as near home as possible - so , I may say , the whole aim and purpose of my life has ...
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What I Believe: Translated from the Russian by Constantine Popoff Leo Tolstoy No preview available - 1999 |
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