The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781602067462)

He is considered one of the greatest novelists in any language in all of human history, but Leo Tolstoy was also an influential social reformer and peace advocate. Subtitled "Christianity Not as a Mystical Teaching but as a New Concept of Life," this powerful exploration of the preachings of Jesus from a pacifistic perspective. First published in 1893, it introduced such important 20th-century figures as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to the concept of nonviolent resistance. This edition is vital reading for anyone wishing to understand the history of protest around the world or gain a deeper appreciation of pacifistic Christianity. Russian writer COUNT LEV ("LEO") NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY (1828-1910) is best known for his novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). Translation by Harvard professor of Slavic languages, Leo Weiner (1862-1939).

Author: Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
ISBN-10: 1602067465
ISBN-13: 9781602067462
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d