What I Believe
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"What I Believe" is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy in which he sets out his radical Christian anarchist philosophy, emphasizing nonviolence, love, and rejection of state and church authority.
Aliases (1)
- My Religion ×1
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work → |
| advocates |
literal interpretation of the teachings of Jesus
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love of enemies → nonviolent resistance → refusal to participate in war → rejection of oaths → simple Christian living → |
| author |
Leo Tolstoy
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| centralConcept |
inner moral transformation
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love as the core of Christian life → non-resistance to evil by force → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| criticizes |
capital punishment
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institutional church → military service → patriotism as an absolute value → state violence → |
| genre |
Christian anarchism
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Christian theology → religious philosophy → |
| influenced |
20th-century nonviolent movements
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Christian anarchist thought → Christian pacifist movements → |
| influencedBy |
Sermon on the Mount
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teachings of Jesus → |
| mainTheme |
Christian ethics
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application of the Sermon on the Mount → love → nonviolence → pacifism → rejection of church authority → rejection of state authority → |
| originalLanguage |
Russian
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| philosophicalStance |
Christian anarchism
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non-resistance to evil → pacifism → |
| positionOnChurch |
rejects alliance of church and state
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| positionOnGovernment |
rejects coercive state power
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| positionOnLaw |
places divine law above human law
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| positionOnViolence |
rejects all forms of violence
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| positionOnWar |
condemns war as incompatible with Christianity
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| positionOnWealth |
criticizes accumulation of wealth
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Gospel in Brief
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The Kingdom of God Is Within You → |
| religiousPerspective |
ethical Christianity
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radical Christianity → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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A Confession
("My Religion")
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A Confession → |
relatedWorkByAuthor |
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Tolstoyanism
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hasKeyText |
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Leo Tolstoy
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notableWork |
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The Kingdom of God Is Within You
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relatedWorkOfAuthor |