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Ewangelia Zaratustry - pozytywne przesłanie negatywnej teologii Fryderyka Nietzschego
The Gospel of Zarathustra: The Positive Message of Negative Theology of Friedrich Nietzsche

Author(s): Jaromir Brejdak
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: gospel; Zarathustra; Jesus; maieutic; revenge; forgiveness; gift-givining; earthly dimension of Kingdom of the Haven

Summary/Abstract: This is an attempt of reconstruction of the positive preaching of the Zarathustra’s negative theology. His message based on three pillars 1) overcoming an impulse of revenge, 2) virtue of gift-givining, 3) earthly dimension of the Kingdom of Heaven. This maieutic message resembles astonishingly the message of Jesus with the basic pillars of his way of life: 1) forgiveness qua an overcoming an impulse of revenge, 2) love qua a virtue of gift-givining, 3) earthly dimension of Kingdom of Heaven with a forgiveness as the key to it. The begin of the Kingdom of Heaven is, against to the Phariseec concept of The Kingdom, not in the end of time but here and now possible. The Nietzschean Zarathustra against to the massive critics addressed either to Apostle Paul or to the Evangelists seems to be more an adapt then an adversary of Jesus and the foundation of his critics lays according to Nietzsche in their rejection of Jesus’s intention. From this need arises “The Fifth Gospel” as Thus Spoke Zarathustra was called by Friedrich Nietzsche.

  • Issue Year: 6/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-90
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish