Tag: friedrich-nietzsche
Fridays with Fred: Between Contemplation and Contempt
My very first Nietzsche reflection was on a line from Human, All Too Human: “One hears a lot of talk about men, but none at all about man” (§35). As...
No More Fridays With Fred? No More Friedrich Nietzsche?
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to present a talk on Friedrich Nietzsche at KRUX, a Christian Study Centre out in Stellenbosch that “disciples young adults through theological education,...
Doodle: Friedrich Nietzsche's Capitalist Manifesto
I’m no economist. Nor am I the son of economist. Neither are my father or I are socialists. I’ve read the Communist Manifesto but growing up in the 90s I’m...
Fridays with Fred: Is Empathy Overrated?
Early on in his Anti-Christ (§2), Friedrich Nietzsche has a series of questions and answers, akin to a catechism or creed. For all his railing against philosophical presuppositions the German...
Fridays with Fred: Nietzsche, Fyodor and Meteors
Friedrich Nietzsche is often associated with nihilism. This might be because of the assonance between Nietzsche and nihilism. However, that association is also a good indicator that someone hasn’t read...
Good Friday with Fred: The Cross of Jesus
Friedrich Nietzsche wasn’t coy about his loathing for Christians and the Church; read this, for example. Thus it might come as a surprise to readers that he largely esteemed Jesus...
Fridays with Fred: Like Friendships in the Night
Last year had an opportunity to speak on a topic close to my heart: friendship. It wasn’t recorded but you can listen to a discussion of it, here;you can also...
Fridays with Fred: Cancel Culture
What frightens you? In general, children have readier answers to that question than adults. They’re able to list the things that cause them dread. Adults, on the other hand, not...
Fridays with Fred: Motherhood
Every now and then my articles are au courant and on trend. One might say: current and cool. On occasion I’ve written about topics such as Chris Pratt’s speech upon...
Fridays with Fred: Parenting
Over the years I’ve said some apparently incendiary things about children and parenting, from arguing that married couples don’t have to attempt to have children and more recently that we...
Fridays With Fred: Pitiful Christians
Juxtaposed with what I’ve called Friedrich Nietzsche’s catechism, he asks: “What is more harmful than any vice?” (The Anti-Christ, §2). Most of us can think of a few ways to...
Fridays With Fred: Studying Theology
Friedrich Nietzsche made no secret of his disdain for the Christian faith. Thus, it’s unsurprising that he also loathed theologians. In his own day, he saw them as a modern...
Fridays with Fred: The Abuse Of Power
Have you been wronged by someone? Do certain memories cause emotional pangs? Have you been hurt by the words or deeds of another? Unfortunately, few people are privileged enough to...
Fridays with Fred: On Being Woke
As I write this post it is two weeks since the murder of George Floyd. But it is very possible that you are reading it months, even years, after that...
Fridays with Fred: Sorry, Not Sorry
Few readers will be unfamiliar with the idiom, ‘it’s better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.’ Of course, only the criminally insane would apply this expression to,...
Fridays with Fred: Friendship
Over the years at Rekindle I have written about friendship, particularly: (i) Christian friendship; (ii) obstacles to friendship; and (iii) the supposed dangers of mixed-sex friendships. Therefore, I was delighted...
Fridays with Fred: Love and Marriage
Feelings fluctuate. It never ceases to amaze me how effortlessly my wife and I can shift from amorous doting to aggressive defamation. We are emotional beings—for better or for worse....
Fridays with Fred: How Habits Shape Us
If you have spent any time with Christians or attending church then chances are you have heard about ‘hypocrisy’—perhaps you have even been called a ‘hypocrite.’ This emphasis, however, is...
Fridays with Fred: Sacrifice and Significance
Nietzsche writes in Aphorisms on Love and Hate, “A valiant army convinces us about the cause for which it is fighting.” He uses this analogy to develop his idea that...