What I BelieveCosimo, Inc., 1 de set. 2007 - 248 pàgines 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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Pàgina 1
... faith . Five years ago I began to believe in the doctrine of Christ , and in consequence a great change has been wrought in me . I now no longer care for the things which I had prized , and I have begun to de- sire things concerning ...
... faith . Five years ago I began to believe in the doctrine of Christ , and in consequence a great change has been wrought in me . I now no longer care for the things which I had prized , and I have begun to de- sire things concerning ...
Pàgina 6
... faith in the teaching of the Church was shaken still more by its indifference to what seemed to me the very basis of the teaching of Christ , and by its evident partiality for what I could not consider an essential part of that doctrine ...
... faith in the teaching of the Church was shaken still more by its indifference to what seemed to me the very basis of the teaching of Christ , and by its evident partiality for what I could not consider an essential part of that doctrine ...
Pàgina 8
... by his own unaided strength , and that the salvation of a man lies in faith , prayer , and the gifts of the grace of God ; but these explanations did not satisfy me . Why should Christ have given us such clear and good 8 WHAT I BELIEVE .
... by his own unaided strength , and that the salvation of a man lies in faith , prayer , and the gifts of the grace of God ; but these explanations did not satisfy me . Why should Christ have given us such clear and good 8 WHAT I BELIEVE .
Pàgina 9
... faith - for that faith without which prayer is of no avail . I was told that faith comes through prayer , and that prayer comes through faith , which , to say the least , was certainly bewildering . Such state- ments commended ...
... faith - for that faith without which prayer is of no avail . I was told that faith comes through prayer , and that prayer comes through faith , which , to say the least , was certainly bewildering . Such state- ments commended ...
Pàgina 14
... faith in my master's words , or that I did not choose to obey him ? God has 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 ...
... faith in my master's words , or that I did not choose to obey him ? God has 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 ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
What I Believe: Translated from the Russian by Constantine Popoff Leo Tolstoy Previsualització no disponible - 1999 |
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Referències a aquest llibre
What did Jesus Mean?: Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in ... Anna Wierzbicka Previsualització limitada - 2001 |