What I BelieveCosimo, Inc., 1 sept. 2007 - 248 pagini 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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... but had come down to tell us how he believed in Christ ? Like the thief on the cross , I , too , believed in the doctrine of Christ , and found my salvation in it . This is not a far - fetched comparison ; it worthily 2 INTRODUCTION .
... but had come down to tell us how he believed in Christ ? Like the thief on the cross , I , too , believed in the doctrine of Christ , and found my salvation in it . This is not a far - fetched comparison ; it worthily 2 INTRODUCTION .
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... tell in this work how I found the key to the doctrine of Christ , by the help of which the truth was disclosed to me so clearly and convincingly . I made the discovery thus : almost from the first years of my childhood , when I began to ...
... tell in this work how I found the key to the doctrine of Christ , by the help of which the truth was disclosed to me so clearly and convincingly . I made the discovery thus : almost from the first years of my childhood , when I began to ...
Pagina 8
... tell us that in the apoph- thegms of the Sermon on the Mount an indication is 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 ...
... tell us that in the apoph- thegms of the Sermon on the Mount an indication is 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 ...
Pagina 12
... tell him to pass sleepless nights , to eat little , to get wet through , or to freeze ? Will he not rather say to him , ' Go , and if on the road you are cold or hungry , be not discouraged ; go on . ' Christ does not say , ' Let a man ...
... tell him to pass sleepless nights , to eat little , to get wet through , or to freeze ? Will he not rather say to him , ' Go , and if on the road you are cold or hungry , be not discouraged ; go on . ' Christ does not say , ' Let a man ...
Pagina 18
... tell me , do Christians ever keep this law ? ' His question showed me clearly that the existence of a precept in the law of Christ , which is not only left unobserved , but of which the fulfilment is considered impossible , is ...
... tell me , do Christians ever keep this law ? ' His question showed me clearly that the existence of a precept in the law of Christ , which is not only left unobserved , but of which the fulfilment is considered impossible , is ...
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Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
What I Believe: Translated from the Russian by Constantine Popoff Leo Tolstoy Nu există previzualizare disponibilă - 1999 |
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