The Gospel in Brief

Seeking answers to "the problem of life," Tolstoy reinterpreted the first four books of the New Testament to create a single, integrated version of Christ's philosophy. The Russian author disregarded issues related to Jesus's divinity, focusing strictly on his words and teachings, for a remarkably modern meditation on spirituality.

Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is most famous for his sprawling portraits of 19th-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace.

My ConfessionMy ReligionThe Gospel in Brief: Author's Preface 1. The Son of God 2. Life in the Spirit 3. The Source of Life 4. God's Kingdom 5. The True Life 6. The False Life 7. I and the Father are One 8. Life is not Temporal 9. Temptations 10. The Warfare with Temptation 11. The Farewell Discourse 12. The Victory of the Spirit over the Flesh A Prologue: The Understanding of Life A Summary: The Understanding of Life is to do GoodA Recapitulation: 1. The Son of God 2. Life in the Spirit 3. The Source of Life 4. God's Kingdom 5. The True Life 6. The False Life 7. I and the Father are One 8. Life is not Temporal 9. Temptations 10. The Warfare with Temptation 11. The Farewell Discourse 12. The Victory of the Spirit over the Flesh