The Kingdom of God Is Within You: Leo Tolstoy

"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" is a non-fiction work written by Leo Tolstoy, and was first published in Germany in 1894, after being banned in his home country of Russia. The title of the book is taken from Luke 17:21. In the book Tolstoy speaks of the principle of nonresistance when confronted by violence, as taught by Jesus. A book that became the pillar of Mahatma Gandhi's ahimsa theory , and which finally led to the independence of India.