A Confession by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy I I was baptized and brought up in the Orthodox Christian faith. I was taught it in childhood and throughout my boyhood and youth. But when I abandoned the second course of the university at the age of eighteen I no File Size: KB. The edition of "War and Peace" that I am now reading as part of "Tolstoy Together" contains a passing reference to Leo Tolstoy's "A Confession," evidently written in the early s. "A Confession" is one of four essays contained in "A Confession and Other Religious Writings." Having published "A Confession" and "Religion and Morality," Tolstoy was excommunicated from the /5(). Tolstoy's spiritual journey from agnosticism to Christianity is chronicled in a very personal autobiography called "confessions". The other writings describe his radical and unorthodox approach to spirituality, as well as his advocacy for nonviolent resistance to power (the latter would inspire figures like Martin Luther King and Gandhi).Cited by:
"A Confession and Other Religious Writings" by Leo Tolstoy is a book that I've carried around with me for a while. I would pick it up, read bits of it intensely, and then forget about it. Then I would have to go back and restart the book. I finally resolved to sit down with a pencil in hand it get through it. I am very glad that I did. This item: A Confession and Other Religious Writings. by Leo Tolstoy Paperback. $ Only 4 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by Amazon AU. $ delivery. Resurrection. by Leo Tolstoy Paperback. $ Summary of Leo Tolstoy's, "A Confession" January 5, Meaning of Life - Religion - Classics John Messerly Leo Tolstoy ( ) was a Russian writer widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists in all of literature.
A Confession by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy I I was baptized and brought up in the Orthodox Christian faith. I was taught it in childhood and throughout my boyhood and youth. But when I abandoned the second course of the university at the age of eighteen I no longer believed any of the things I had been taught. A Confession and Other Religious Writings. Leo Tolstoy. Penguin UK, - Biography. “A Confession and Other Religious Works” is the product of years of introspection, resulting in a drastic reorientation of Tolstoy’s beliefs and values. He felt undeserving of the wealth and fame he had accumulated, while millions around him were illiterate and afflicted, and therefore sought an acceptable faith wherein he could find the answers to life’s most profound questions.
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