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The Kingdom of God Is Within You

Name: The Kingdom of God Is Within You
Author: Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy; trans. Constance Garnett

Read by TriciaG, Nikki Sullivan, Leni, SunshinePaul, Sadko, willem, hearhis, BillMac and David Schoepf · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License · Translated by Constance Garnett

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Chapters

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00 - Preface (6:42)
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)
02 - Criticism of the doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force on the part of believers and of unbelievers (41:02)
03 - Christianity misunderstood by believers (1:13:48)
04 - Christianity misunderstood by men of science (57:25)
05 - Contradiction between our life and our christian conscience (51:18)
06 - Attitude of men of the present day to war (57:52)
07 - Significance of compulsory service (30:53)
08 - Doctrine of non-resistance to evil by force must inevitably be accepted by men of the present day (58:06)
09 - The acceptance of the christian conception of life will emancipate men from the miseries of our pagan life (57:11)
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)
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)
12 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 1 (58:48)
13 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 2 (57:21)
14 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 3 (55:26)
15 - Conclusion--Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - Part 4 (34:51)

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