Redeeming Nietzsche

by Giles Fraser

Best known for having declared the death of God, Nietzsche was a thinker thoroughly absorbed in the Christian tradition in which he was born and raised. Yet while the atheist Nietzsche is well known, the pious Nietzsche is seldom recognized and rarely understood. Redeeming Nietzsche examines the residual theologian in the most vociferous of atheists.
Giles Fraser demonstrates that although Nietzsche rejected God, he remained obsessed with the question of human salvation. Examining his accounts of art, truth, morality and eternity, Nietzsche's thought is revealed to be

Genres: Theology, Philosophy

202 pages, Paperback

First published January 24, 2002

Reviews

[Emmett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hopefully the bright beginnings of another perspective on Nietzsche; the second book I'm reading on him after an introductory one.