Reitzel informed his readers that Nietzsche prophesied a world beyond the supernaturalism and pessimism of institutional Christianity, a world in which enlightened souls would find the sources of redemption in themselves. He affirmed that Nietzsche’s call for a self-initiated deliverance from every trace of ethical otherworldliness and a redemption self-achieved could help his anarchist readers articulate their as-yet hazy longings for a world free of institutional authority.
