Leo Tolstoy was born to an aristocratic Russian family, became a
world-famous influential novelist, and then chose to lead the simple
life of a peasant. Dating from this last part of his life, Tolstoy's
influential book What I Believe takes readers along on the path to a
life modeled literally on Jesus Christ's "Sermon on the Mount" and the
teachings of the Gospels. In revealing and frank essays he reimagines a
faith without dogma, centered solely on Jesus' doctrine of love,
humility, and self-denial. This collection of chapters from What I
Believe includes examinations of Resist Not Evil, Judge Not Thy
Neighbor, Letting Go of Fear, and Allowing Forgiveness.