The Kingdom of God Is Within You

The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The first English edition of The Kingdom of God Is Within You.
AuthorLeo Tolstoy
Original titleЦарство Божіе внутри васъ
LanguageRussian
SubjectChristian theology, philosophy, anarchism
Published1894
Publication placeRussia (written)/Germany (first published)
Media typeHardcover, Paperback
Pages335 pages (1927 edition, hardcover)
ISBN1603863826
TextThe Kingdom of God Is Within You at Wikisource

The Kingdom of God Is Within You (pre-reform Russian: Царство Божіе внутри васъ; post-reform Russian: Царство Божие внутри вас, romanized: Tsárstvo Bózhiye vnutrí vas) is a non-fiction book written by Leo Tolstoy. A Christian anarchist philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia.[1] It is the culmination of 30 years of Tolstoy's thinking and lays out a new organization for society based on an interpretation of Christianity focusing on universal love.

The Kingdom of God Is Within You is a key text for Tolstoyan proponents of nonviolence, of nonviolent resistance, and of the Christian anarchist movement.[2]

  1. ^ Donna Tussing Orwin (2002). The Cambridge Companion to Tolstoy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52000-2.
  2. ^ Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (2010). Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel. Exeter: Imprint Academic. p. 19. [Tolstoy] wrote countless essays and books on the topic, but the most often cited one among anarchists is The Kingdom of God Is within You.

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