Nietzsche's Protestant Fathers
a study in prodigal christianity
$438.47
- Hardcover
282 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2018
Summary
Nietzsche was famously an atheist, despite coming from a strongly Protestant family. This heritage influenced much of his thought, but was it in fact the very thing that led him to his atheism? This work provides a radical re-assessment of Protestantism by documenting and extrapolating Nietzsche’s view that Christianity dies from the head down. That is, through Protestantism’s inherent anarchy.
In this book, Nietzsche is put into conversation with the initiatives of several powerful…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138391208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1138391204 |
| Author: | Thomas R. Nevin |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 504g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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“Nietzsche’s Protestant Fathers offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and works of some of the thinkers who preceded Nietzsche”…..“Nevin presents a succinct and well-articulated analysis of the life and work of Luther, Boehme, Leibniz, and Lessing.”Michael Laminack, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology
About The Author
Thomas R. Nevin
Thomas R. Nevin is Professor Emeritus at John Carroll University, USA, and a Life Member of Clare Hall at Cambridge University, UK. His previous books include The Last Years of Saint Therese (2013) and Therese of Lisieux (2006).
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