The soul-searching book that inspired Gandhi to embrace the concept of passive resistance, Tolstoy's 1894 polemic clearly outlines a radical, well-reasoned revision of traditional Christian thinking.
The soul-searching book that inspired Gandhi to embrace the concept of passive resistance, Tolstoy's 1894 polemic clearly outlines a radical, well-reasoned revision of traditional Christian thinking.
Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is most famous for his sprawling portraits of 19th-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace.
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Introduction to the Dover Edition Translator's Preface Preface I. The Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force Has Been Professed by a Minority of Men from the Very Foundation of Christianity II. Criticisms of the Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force on the Part of Believers and of Unbelievers III. Christianity Misunderstood by Believers IV. Christianity Misunderstood by Men of Science V. Contradiction Between Our Life and Our Christian Conscience VI. Attitude of Men of the Present Day to War VII. Significance of Compulsory Service VIII. Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force Must Inevitably Be Accepted by Men of the Present Day IX. The Acceptance of the Christian Conception of Life Will Emancipate Men from the Miseries of Our Pagan Life X. Evil Cannot Be Suppressed by the Physical Force of the Government--The Moral Progress of Humanity Is Brought About Not Only by Individual Recognition of Truth, but Also Through the Establishment of a Public Opinion XI. 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 XII. Conclusion--Repent Ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand
Introduction to the Dover Edition Translator's Preface Preface I. The Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force Has Been Professed by a Minority of Men from the Very Foundation of Christianity II. Criticisms of the Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force on the Part of Believers and of Unbelievers III. Christianity Misunderstood by Believers IV. Christianity Misunderstood by Men of Science V. Contradiction Between Our Life and Our Christian Conscience VI. Attitude of Men of the Present Day to War VII. Significance of Compulsory Service VIII. Doctrine of Non-resistance to Evil by Force Must Inevitably Be Accepted by Men of the Present Day IX. The Acceptance of the Christian Conception of Life Will Emancipate Men from the Miseries of Our Pagan Life X. Evil Cannot Be Suppressed by the Physical Force of the Government--The Moral Progress of Humanity Is Brought About Not Only by Individual Recognition of Truth, but Also Through the Establishment of a Public Opinion XI. 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 XII. Conclusion--Repent Ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand
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