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A review by rickyturner
Confession by Leo Tolstoy
5.0
I've never found a piece of writing before that so vividly mirrors my own spiritual process as this. My life was very different than Tolstoy's, of course, and the Russian Orthodox church is extremely different from the fundamentalist Baptist church I grew up in, but the observations are the same, and the struggle to find the truth and warmth of Jesus in spite of it all is the same.
I love reading Tolstoy's religious writings, because he is one of the few in the category that I have found that isn't afraid to say exactly what he's feeling or thinking. Many Christians try to be diplomatic, so as not to offend or lead people astray. This is largely because Christian authors are put on a pedestal that they don't belong on. Tolstoy says exactly what he's feeling, and though he wasn't right about everything, it provides a very raw and honest look at the spiritual journey of a troubled thinker.
Best 25 cents I've ever spent.
I love reading Tolstoy's religious writings, because he is one of the few in the category that I have found that isn't afraid to say exactly what he's feeling or thinking. Many Christians try to be diplomatic, so as not to offend or lead people astray. This is largely because Christian authors are put on a pedestal that they don't belong on. Tolstoy says exactly what he's feeling, and though he wasn't right about everything, it provides a very raw and honest look at the spiritual journey of a troubled thinker.
Best 25 cents I've ever spent.