One can speak out everything, vent one's feelings, without condemning anyone.

— Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910), Schriftsteller

Source: Tagebücher, 1909

Topics: Peace & Rest, Ethical Questions, Freedom & Truth

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoi (1828–1910) war ein russischer Schriftsteller und Religionsphilosoph, der vor allem auf seinem Familiengut Jasnaja Poljana sowie in Moskau und Sankt Petersburg wirkte. Neben Monumentalwerken wie „Krieg und Frieden“ steht er für einen radikalen christlichen Pazifismus, die Ablehnung von Privateigentum und eine fundamentale Kritik an staatlicher wie kirchlicher Autorität. Für Bibelleser bleibt seine kompromisslose Konzentration auf die Bergpredigt anregend, während seine Ablehnung von Wundern und zentralen Glaubensdogmen 1901 zu seiner Exkommunikation durch die Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche führte.

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