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zachkuhn's review against another edition
2.0
Tolstoy lacked faith as a young man and found it in his old age. And that's the bottom line. Not his most entertaining work.
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From BBC radio 4 Extra:
Episode 1 of 10
Early doubts about religion and the existence of God.
Episode 2 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can writing and family provide the answer?
Episode 3 of 10
Does death make life pointless? Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life read by Joss Ackland.
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Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can philosophy provide an answer?
Episode 5 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can simply living life provide an answer?
Episode 6 of 10
Can doubting logical thoughts lead to an answer?
Episode 7 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can the irrational knowledge of faith help us?
Episode 8 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can the search for God help to provide an answer?
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Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can reason and belief exist in the same answer?
Episode 10 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can simplifying faith give us an answer?
By the time he was 50, Russian writer Leo Tolstoy had found fame and success through his great literary achievements. He had a wife and family, and a large estate. But he hadn't found what was most important: the meaning of life.
A Confession compellingly describes his search for the truth. Read by Joss Ackland.
Abridged in ten episodes by Andrew Simpson.
Producer: Claire Campbell Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09snhqd
Episode 1 of 10
Early doubts about religion and the existence of God.
Episode 2 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can writing and family provide the answer?
Episode 3 of 10
Does death make life pointless? Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life read by Joss Ackland.
Episode 4 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can philosophy provide an answer?
Episode 5 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can simply living life provide an answer?
Episode 6 of 10
Can doubting logical thoughts lead to an answer?
Episode 7 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can the irrational knowledge of faith help us?
Episode 8 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can the search for God help to provide an answer?
Episode 9 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can reason and belief exist in the same answer?
Episode 10 of 10
Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can simplifying faith give us an answer?
By the time he was 50, Russian writer Leo Tolstoy had found fame and success through his great literary achievements. He had a wife and family, and a large estate. But he hadn't found what was most important: the meaning of life.
A Confession compellingly describes his search for the truth. Read by Joss Ackland.
Abridged in ten episodes by Andrew Simpson.
Producer: Claire Campbell Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09snhqd
rivka's review against another edition
4.0
The most ingenious thing about this is the title. I think you have to be Christian to fully appreciate this, but it’s beautiful nonetheless.
rina's review against another edition
4.0
What a wonderful little book. I think it would be very suiting to read Tolstoy's "A Calendar of Wisdom" after this.
bibliobree's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of despair but it ends with hope. I actually really enjoyed this.