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ST. JOHN'S-GRACE ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION
Leo Tolstoy's
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Sunday night Adult Discussion Group at St. John's-Grace takes on a new book Sunday, April 15: Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You. Tolstoy, one of the greatest of all novelists, was also one of the most radical religious thinkers at the end of the nineteenth century.
The book is subtitled Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life. It argues for the practice of "non-resistance to evil by force" - radical non-violence - and was cited by both Gandhi and Martin Luther King as having transformed their understanding of Christianity.
Come join us for our first session at 7:30 p.m. on April 15 downstairs in the Walter Lord Room. Then discussion continues at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Sunday evenings of each month - approximately one chapter per session. Come to all or any of these sessions. We want to hear your views whether or not you agree with the author. The rules for discussion require that everyone's ideas are their own, and no one's ideas should be criticized or dismissed. So come and tell us yours!
Copies of the book can be obtained for $10.00 from Rob Petersen, or call the church office at 885-1112. Here's the schedule:
| Chapter I. Nonresistance to Evil Professed by a Minority . . . | April 15 |
| Chapter II. Criticisms of Nonresistance by Believers and Nonbelievers | May 6 |
| Chapter III. Christianity Misunderstood by Believers | May 20 |
| Chapter IV. Christianity Misunderstood by Men of Science | June 3 |
| Chapter V. Contradiction between Our Life and Christian Conscience | June 17 |
| Chapter VI. Attitude of Men of the Present Day to War | July 1 |
| Chapter VII. Significance of Compulsory Service | July 15 |
| Chapter VIII. Doctrine of Nonresistance to Evil Inevitably Accepted . . . | August 5 |
| Chapter IX. Acceptance Will Emancipate Men from Miseries . . . | August 19 |
| Chapter X. Evil Cannot Be Suppressed by Physical Force of Govt . . . | September 2 |
| Chapter XI. The Christian Conception of Life Has Already Arisen . . . | September 16 |
| Chapter XII. Conclusion: Repent Ye, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand | |
| XII. Parts 1 - 3 (pp. 213 - 255) | October 7 |
| XII. Parts 4 - 6 (pp. 255 - 280) | October 21 |
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