The Kingdom of God is within you


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(4.8 stars; 123 reviews)

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) (13 hr 18 min)

Chapters

00 - Preface 6:42 Read by TriciaG
01 - The doctrine of nonresistance to evil by force has been professed by a minority of men from the very foundation of christianity 1:02:57 Read by Nikki Sullivan
02 - Criticism of the doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force on the part of believers and of unbelievers 41:02 Read by Leni
03 - Christianity misunderstood by believers 1:13:48 Read by SunshinePaul
04 - Christianity misunderstood by men of science 57:25 Read by Nikki Sullivan
05 - Contradiction between our life and our christian conscience 51:18 Read by TriciaG
06 - Attitude of men of the present day to war 57:52 Read by Sadko
07 - Significance of compulsory service 30:53 Read by willem
08 - Doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force must inevitably be accepted by men of the present day 58:06 Read by hearhis
09 - The acceptance of the christian conception of life will emancipate men from the miseries of our pagan life 57:11 Read by TriciaG
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 1:05:53 Read by BillMac
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 28:42 Read by David Schoepf
12 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 1 58:48 Read by David Schoepf
13 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 2 57:21 Read by David Schoepf
14 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 3 55:26 Read by David Schoepf
15 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 4 34:51 Read by David Schoepf

Reviews

absolute master piece.and amazing interpretation. thank you.


(5 stars)

amazing interpretation of one of the greatest writings

Transcendent, but still flawed.


(5 stars)

His conceptions of the linearity of progress are contradictory to the way he disregards nearly two centuries of religious tradition in order to rediscover the kernel of truth at it's foundation. That is not to say that this journey is not still worthwhile to go on, however living in a time and place that is no less barbarous now than it was back then makes this precept of linear progress hard to swallow with the rest.

A Must for All!


(5 stars)

What an insightful book! Very thought provoking for sure. Wish I had listened to this book in my younger years. A must for all, but especially for us proclaiming to be Christians!

Good reflections, especially if christian


(5 stars)

Incredible to imagine it was written 20 years before First World War and christian countries did not read it.


(5 stars)

game changer. I just listened to it for second time, it's that good.


(5 stars)

Well read. A brilliant book that everyone should hear the message of!

Life changing


(5 stars)

A revelation which may take a lifetime to unpack

Great.


(5 stars)

The Life to be lived explained logically Great work