The Kingdom of God is Within You
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The Kingdom of God is Within You
Leo Tolstoy
6 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2008–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
It changed the lives of Ghandi and MLK as the essential primer and exposition of Christian anarchism and its consequent pacifism.
It made me start thinking about the idea of sin, which I haven't given much thought about before since I was not raised as a Christian and do not identify myself as one. But sin is such a powerful concept for understanding my own weakness and shortcomings and the evils that come about when I let them control my life.
His writing about the plight of the workers and peasants was striking. It was also creepy to read his fears in 1890 about the threat of a senseless Europe-wide conflict. His criticism of governments, the church, and military service all seem valid to me.
Where it comes up
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