Author | Leo Tolstoy |
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Original title | Царство Божіе внутри васъ |
Language | Russian |
Subject | Christian theology, philosophy, anarchism |
Published | 1894 |
Publication place | Russia (written)/Germany (first published) |
Media type | Hardcover, Paperback |
Pages | 335 pages (1927 edition, hardcover) |
ISBN | 1603863826 |
Text | The 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]
[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.