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The Kingdom of God is within you

Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
Translated by Constance Garnett (1861 - 1946)

The title of the book comes from Luke 17:21. It is a non-fiction work of the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. He wrote it after many years of reflexion on Christianity and Jesus. Many subjects are present such as wars, non-violence, misunderstanding by believers of the faith, etc. (Summary by enko)

Genre(s): Christianity - Other

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Preface	TriciaG	00:06:42
Play 01	01 - The doctrine of nonresistance to evil by force has been professed by a minority of men from the very foundation of christianity	Nikki Sullivan	01:02:57
Play 02	02 - Criticism of the doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force on the part of believers and of unbelievers	Leni	00:41:02
Play 03	03 - Christianity misunderstood by believers	SunshinePaul	01:13:48
Play 04	04 - Christianity misunderstood by men of science	Nikki Sullivan	00:57:25
Play 05	05 - Contradiction between our life and our christian conscience	TriciaG	00:51:18
Play 06	06 - Attitude of men of the present day to war	Sadko	00:57:52
Play 07	07 - Significance of compulsory service	willem	00:30:53
Play 08	08 - Doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force must inevitably be accepted by men of the present day	hearhis	00:58:06
Play 09	09 - The acceptance of the christian conception of life will emancipate men from the miseries of our pagan life	TriciaG	00:57:11
Play 10	10 - Evil cannot be supressed by the physical force of the government--The moral progress of humanity is brought about not only by individual recognition of the truth but also through the establishment of a public opinion	BillMac	01:05:53
Play 11	11 - The christian conception of life has already arisen in our society, and will infallibly put an end to the present organization of our life based on force--When that will be	David Schoepf	00:28:42
Play 12	12 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 1	David Schoepf	00:58:48
Play 13	13 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 2	David Schoepf	00:57:21
Play 14	14 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 3	David Schoepf	00:55:26
Play 15	15 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 4	David Schoepf	00:34:51

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