The Coffee House of Surat by Leo Tolstoy | An Audiobook Narration

In this video, I present The Coffee House of Surat by Leo Tolstoy - an audiobook narration.
Theology, philosophy, this story reflects on the themes of religious tolerance and the futility of human attempts to understand the divine.
What I loved most about this tale, is how we get this fascinating intellectual debate, followed up with a beautiful parable. Tolstoy shares a timeless tale that will be forever relevant on this Earth.
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[@Aiko2-26-9]

What an interesting concept. And you were especially good at bringing the story to life. I look forward to each of your postings.

[@readingtheclassics]

The structure of this one was so good. And you're too kind - thank you!

[@barbaracatalano6299]

Great story with awesome moral. Thank you

[@readingtheclassics]

I enjoyed this one too! Thanks for watching.

[@JudeNance]

One of my great grandfather that lost his mind every time he was around the Bible.

[@readingtheclassics]

This story seems to resonate with a lot of people for various reasons. Glad I chose it. Thanks for listening!

[@freethinkish]

Great reading. Was this written before Tolstoy became a Christian? Edit: a little search tells me that it was written after What I Believe, in which he expressed his Christian faith.

[@readingtheclassics]

You could probably argue that this has a definitive tone of one who believes in the unity of all religions. But I don't think it needs to be that clear cut. Tolstoy had a beautiful way of articulating moral, philosophical, and theological messages. No matter where he was in his journey at this time, this tale has as much a philosophical point as a religious one. I honestly just picked it because I wanted to read another Tolstoy piece and this one was the first one I found. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening!

[@lynnfisher3037]

This is an expression of any sect; that's the entire point.

[@freethinkish]

@@lynnfisher3037 Yes, I get that. I found it informative that Tolstoy himself would make this point, as a Christian. As a side note, Wikipedia says that this story was written by a Frenchman and Tolstoy translated it into Russian, making some changes to appease the censors.

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