My project dissertation focuses of a life-denying reading of Christianity. I argue, using a historical background provided by John Robertson, that early Christianity grew from the exploitation of the weak and continues to feed off inequality to this day.
\nReadings of Nietzsche\u2019s primary literature details the values cultivated by Christian morality, those of ressentiment and the ascetic ideal, arguing that they stunt human being\u2019s natural drive for the fullest possible life and negates our instincts for pleasure, growth, and development. Secondary reading provided by Deleuze helps rework Nietzsche\u2019s argument, providing an understanding Nietzsche\u2019s famous theory will to power, which I then consider in relation to the life-denying power of Christianity. Brain Leiter also tackles Nietzsche\u2019s ideas of a higher man, allowing for a more critical reading which I explore and build on.
\nThe life-denying values which prompted Christianity\u2019s growth into a worldwide religion are perhaps best criticised in Nietzsche\u2019s works, and I will argue that as Christianity has expanded, these values that have permeated the political and social space, must be understood and challenged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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