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 2
... simple and ignorant men . The teachings of Christ were incomprehensible to me until recently , but I understand them now , and what I have found I desire to explain to others . The thief on the cross believed in Christ and was saved ...
... simple and ignorant men . The teachings of Christ were incomprehensible to me until recently , but I understand them now , and what I have found I desire to explain to others . The thief on the cross believed in Christ and was saved ...
Pàgina 7
... simple and clear . While the dogmas , and the duties derived from them , are specified by the Church in the most forcible manner , the prac- tice of the ' doctrine ' is urged only in obscure , dim , and mystical expressions . Is it ...
... simple and clear . While the dogmas , and the duties derived from them , are specified by the Church in the most forcible manner , the prac- tice of the ' doctrine ' is urged only in obscure , dim , and mystical expressions . Is it ...
Pàgina 10
... simple meaning of these words suddenly flashed full upon me ; I accepted the fact that Christ meant exactly what He said ; and then , though I had found nothing new , all that had hitherto obscured the truth cleared away , and the truth ...
... simple meaning of these words suddenly flashed full upon me ; I accepted the fact that Christ meant exactly what He said ; and then , though I had found nothing new , all that had hitherto obscured the truth cleared away , and the truth ...
Pàgina 12
... simple words , all that had appeared confused to me in the doctrine of Christ grew intelligible ; what had seemed contra- dictory now became consistent , and what I had deemed superfluous became indispensable . united in one whole , one ...
... simple words , all that had appeared confused to me in the doctrine of Christ grew intelligible ; what had seemed contra- dictory now became consistent , and what I had deemed superfluous became indispensable . united in one whole , one ...
Pàgina 17
... simple to regulate our lives according to the doctrine of Christ ; and then , if courts of law , exccutions , war , were found to be indispensably necessary for our wel . fare , we might pray to have them too . It arosc And I understood ...
... simple to regulate our lives according to the doctrine of Christ ; and then , if courts of law , exccutions , war , were found to be indispensably necessary for our wel . fare , we might pray to have them too . It arosc And I understood ...
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What I Believe: Translated from the Russian by Constantine Popoff Leo Tolstoy Previsualització no disponible - 1999 |
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What did Jesus Mean?: Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in ... Anna Wierzbicka Previsualització limitada - 2001 |