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The Kingdom of God Is Within You

by Лев Толстой · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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And he wrote some very great books uh that were religiously oriented, specifically one had a fairly major impact on me called the kingdom of God is within us.
Jordan Peterson · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Sep 2026 Listen at 10:42

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His uh kind of considered to be the cornerstone for anarchal Christian thought and in his book um the kingdom of God is within you.
Chris Carr Timcast IRL · Aug 2026
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There's a great book by tolstoy that i read a long time ago the argument is you can't be a christian and be at war a christian cannot kill period the end you can't do it it's uh i think it's called the kingdom of heaven is within.
Duncan Trussell The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2022

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The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy is a profound philosophical work arguing for Christian anarchism, pacifism, and the absolute rejection of violence and warfare. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Jordan Peterson discussed the book, sharing that it had a fairly major personal impact on him and noting that the author wrote several religiously oriented texts. Chris Carr referenced the work on Timcast IRL, describing it as the cornerstone for anarcho-Christian thought, particularly highlighting its core principles of non-resistance. Furthermore, Duncan Trussell brought up Tolstoy's book on The Joe Rogan Experience to illustrate the author's central argument that true Christianity is fundamentally incompatible with warfare, asserting that a Christian cannot kill under any circumstances. Across these different podcast episodes, speakers underscored the enduring relevance of the author's radical pacifist philosophy, highlighting how the text challenges conventional state authority and calls for a deeply internalized, non-violent adherence to spiritual principles.

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Chris Carr His uh kind of considered to be the cornerstone for anarchal Christian thought and in his book um the kingd… 1
Discussed
“His uh kind of considered to be the cornerstone for anarchal Christian thought and in his book um the kingdom of God is within you.”
Duncan Trussell there's a great book by tolstoy that i read a long time ago the argument is you can't be a christian and be… 1
Discussed
“there's a great book by tolstoy that i read a long time ago the argument is you can't be a christian and be at war a christian cannot kill period the end you can't do it it's uh i think it's called the kingdom of heaven is within”
Jordan Peterson And he wrote some very great books uh that were religiously oriented, specifically one had a fairly major i… 1
Discussed
“And he wrote some very great books uh that were religiously oriented, specifically one had a fairly major impact on me called the kingdom of God is within us.”

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