What I BelieveCosimo, Inc., 1 Σεπ 2007 - 248 σελίδες Originally 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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... nearer to the Christian state of mind I longed for , but rather alienated me from it . I turned away from the Church . For the precepts which were given me by the Church concerning belief in dogmas , observance of 6 WHAT I BELIEVE .
... nearer to the Christian state of mind I longed for , but rather alienated me from it . I turned away from the Church . For the precepts which were given me by the Church concerning belief in dogmas , observance of 6 WHAT I BELIEVE .
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... given of the perfection after which man must strive ; that man being full of sin cannot attain this perfection by his own unaided strength , and that the salvation of a man lies in faith , prayer , and the gifts of the grace of God ...
... given of the perfection after which man must strive ; that man being full of sin cannot attain this perfection by his own unaided strength , and that the salvation of a man lies in faith , prayer , and the gifts of the grace of God ...
Σελίδα 9
Leo Tolstoy. Why should Christ have given us such clear and good precepts , applicable to us all , if He knew before- hand that the keeping of them was impossible by man in his own unaided strength ? On reading over these precepts , it ...
Leo Tolstoy. Why should Christ have given us such clear and good precepts , applicable to us all , if He knew before- hand that the keeping of them was impossible by man in his own unaided strength ? On reading over these precepts , it ...
Σελίδα 11
... given to me : why should I thus lose it ? This cannot be what Christ requires of us . ' Then I said to myself , ' Perhaps in these words Christ only purposes to extol suffering and self - denial , and in so doing He speaks ...
... given to me : why should I thus lose it ? This cannot be what Christ requires of us . ' Then I said to myself , ' Perhaps in these words Christ only purposes to extol suffering and self - denial , and in so doing He speaks ...
Σελίδα 14
... given us a commandment , which He requires us to obey ; He says that only those who do keep His commandments shall enter life eternal ; He fulfilled this command- ment Himself , as offering us His example ; and how could I then say that ...
... given us a commandment , which He requires us to obey ; He says that only those who do keep His commandments shall enter life eternal ; He fulfilled this command- ment Himself , as offering us His example ; and how could I then say that ...
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What I Believe: Translated from the Russian by Constantine Popoff Leo Tolstoy Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 1999 |
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