Nietzsche Versus Paul: A Reading of Dionysus Under the Guise of Christianity

by Abed Azzam

Book Overview

Abed Azzam offers a fresh interpretation of Nietzsche's engagement with the work of Paul the Apostle, reorienting the relationship between the two thinkers while embedding modern philosophy within early Christian theology. Paying careful attention to Nietzsche's dialectics, Azzam situates the philosopher's thought within the history of Christianity, specifically the Pauline dialectics of law and faith, and reveals how atheism is constructed in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231169310
• ISBN13: 9780231169318
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher