Nietzsche's Protestant Fathers

A Study in Prodigal Christianity

Thomas R. Nevin

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Routledge
30 June 2020

Philosophy; Philosophy of religion; History of religion; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Agnosticism & atheism

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 thinking writers; Luther, Boehme, Leibniz, and Lessing. Using Nietzsche as a critical guide to the evolution of Protestant thinking, each is shown to violate, warp, or ignore gospel injunctions, and otherwise pose hazards to the primacy of Christian ethics.

Demonstrating that a responsible understanding of Protestantism as a historical movement needs to engage with its inherent flaws, this is a text that will engage scholars of philosophy, theology, and religious studies alike.

By: Thomas R. Nevin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 417g
ISBN: 9780367584900
ISBN 10: 0367584905
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).

Reviews for Nietzsche's Protestant Fathers: A Study in Prodigal Christianity

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