A short, fierce polemic against Christianity, written in 1888 and published later. Nietzsche argues that Christian morality grew from weakness and resentment, and that it turned pity and humility into virtues at the cost of strength and life.
He also offers his own portrait of Jesus, distinguishing him from the church that followed. The tone is angry and provocative, and the book remains controversial, but it is a clear statement of his critique of religion.
Quotes
I call an animal, a species, an individual corrupt, when it loses its instincts, when it chooses, when it prefers, what is injurious to it.