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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... as possible - so , I may say , the whole aim and purpose of my life has been changed ; my desires are no more what they have been for me , good and evil have changed places . This experience came I WHAT I BELIEVE. ...
... as possible - so , I may say , the whole aim and purpose of my life has been changed ; my desires are no more what they have been for me , good and evil have changed places . This experience came I WHAT I BELIEVE. ...
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... whole nations , or other religions ; and the inevitable results of these condemnations - executions and wars - were justified by the Church . I saw that the doctrine of Christ , which teaches us humility , tolerance , forgiveness , self ...
... whole nations , or other religions ; and the inevitable results of these condemnations - executions and wars - were justified by the Church . I saw that the doctrine of Christ , which teaches us humility , tolerance , forgiveness , self ...
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... , I understood that the whole force of the teaching lay in the words , ' resist not evil , ' and that all the context was but an application of that great precept . I saw that Christ does not require us WHAT I BELIEVE . 11.
... , I understood that the whole force of the teaching lay in the words , ' resist not evil , ' and that all the context was but an application of that great precept . I saw that Christ does not require us WHAT I BELIEVE . 11.
Σελίδα 12
... whole , one part fitting into and sup- porting the other , like the pieces of a broken statue put together again in their proper places . All This doctrine of ' non - resistance ' is commended again and again in the Gospels . In the ...
... whole , one part fitting into and sup- porting the other , like the pieces of a broken statue put together again in their proper places . All This doctrine of ' non - resistance ' is commended again and again in the Gospels . In the ...
Σελίδα 16
... account of the weakness of human nature ; and that the grace of God alone could enable us to keep this law . Secular teachers told me , and the • Христолюбивое воинство . whole order of life proved , that the teaching of 16 WHAT I BELIEVE .
... account of the weakness of human nature ; and that the grace of God alone could enable us to keep this law . Secular teachers told me , and the • Христолюбивое воинство . whole order of life proved , that the teaching of 16 WHAT I BELIEVE .
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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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