Introduction: improvising pietism
The prayers and tears of young Fritz
The euthanasia of Christianity
The piety of Zarathustra
Nietzsche's decadence
Socrates' fate
Wagner's redemption
Paul's revenge
Deconstructing the redeemer
Nietzsche's musical askêsis
We, too, are still pious.
Pious Nietzsche : decadence and Dionysian faith by Bruce Ellis Benson. ISBN 9780253218742. Published by Indiana University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.