The Kingdom Of God Is Within You

''The Kingdom of God is Within You'' is a . In the book Tolstoy speaks of the principle of Nonresistance when confronted by violence, as taught by Jesus :

:"But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also" ().

Tolstoy presented excerpts from magazines and newspapers relating various personal experiences, and gave keen insight into the history of nonresistance as being professed by a prominent minority of believers from the very foundation of Christianity .

Tolstoy recounted challenges by various people of all classes that his views on nonresistance were wrong, but argued that no matter how the challengers tried to attack the doctrine, its essence could not be overcome, as illustrated by the biblical illustration of perhaps the first occurrence of nonresistance:

:"And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out {Link without Title} hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" ().

) that this book "overwhelmed me" and "left an abiding impression".

Many consider ''The Kingdom of God is Within You'' to be a key text for Tolstoyan , Christian Anarchist , and Nonviolent Resistance movements worldwide.

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''The Kingdom of God is Within You'' (available at ) ISBN 0803294042

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