Leo Tolstoy

Christianity and Patriotism (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this carefully constructed critical essay, written in 1894, Tolstoy admonishes a government that wages war by arousing patriotic fervor and a Church that supports such a government's policies. His argumentthat war and patriotism have nothing in common with the Christian principles of nonviolence and nonresistancecontinues to resound today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411464902
• Artikelnr.: 50389611

Autorenporträt

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian novelist and philosopher, is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest writers. His notions of Christian anarchism, pacifism, and reform are clearly outlined in his philosophical works. His masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina are among the foremost embodiments of realistic fiction.