Fall2020

The Agonist
Call for Papers for Spring 2021
Epicurus, Descartes, and Kant. Articles that explore Nietzsche’s general conception
of God, Jesus, the psychology of redemption, the apostles, Paul, the
Gospels, the Bible, equality, immortality of the soul, martyrdom, the founders
of religion and their “holy lie” are welcome as well. We look forward to
hearing from you.
Please see The Agonist Submission Guidelines at: https://agonist.nietzschecircle.com/wp/submission-policy/
and submit your abstract to nceditors@nietzschecircle.com.
Abstract deadline: January 15, 2020; Essay
deadline: March 1, 2021.
Revisiting Nietzsche’s The Antichrist
The Antichrist is one of the last books written by Nietzsche shortly before
his mental collapse and remains one of his least discussed and overlooked
works. Perhaps that is because his blistering condemnation of monotheism
remains too controversial except in the more radical margins of philosophy.
The text was part of Nietzsche’s “Revaluation of All Values” and he speaks of
free spirits, skeptics, Zarathustra, and their role in this project. In this issue
of The Agonist, we invite researchers to submit their work on Nietzsche’s
The Antichrist. Articles can be exegetical or explore any aspect of the book
including Nietzsche’s larger critique of religion, Christianity, Protestantism
and Luther, and other religions such as Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
You may also examine modernity and his ideas on power, the will to power,
higher and lower types, progress, decadence, instincts, and feelings such
as ‘Mitleid’, revenge, ressentiment, sin, guilt, punishment, as well as his critique
of theologians, the clergy, and philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle,
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