A confession and other religious writings /
Leo Tolstoy ; translated with an introduction by Jane Kentish.
- New York : Penguin Books, 1987.
- 238 p ; 20 cm.
- Penguin classics .
- Penguin classics. .
Translated from the Russian.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238).
A Confession -- What is religion and of what does its essence consist? -- Religion and morality -- The law of love and the law of violence.
A selection of religious writings by nineteenth-century Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, including the title selection that documents his 1879 spiritual crisis during which he decided he had accomplished nothing of lasting value in his lifetime; accompanied by an introduction and explanatory notes.