The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The first English edition of The Kingdom of God Is Within You | |
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
|---|---|
| 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. 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.