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[[Image:Nietzschesmall.later.years.jpg|right|thumb|Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900)]]
[[Image:Nietzschemed.later.years.jpg|right|thumb|Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900)]]
"'''God is dead'''" also known as '''the death of God''') is a widely-quoted and sometimes misconstrued statement by [[Germany|German]] [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]. It first appears in ''[[The Gay Science]]'' (''Die fröhliche Wissenschaft''), section 108 (New Struggles), in section 125 (The Madman), and for a third time in section 343 (The Meaning of our Cheerfulness). It is also found in Nietzsche's classic work ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' (''Also sprach Zarathustra''), which is most responsible for popularizing the phrase. The idea is stated by "The Madman" as follows:
"'''God is dead'''" also known as '''the death of God''') is a widely-quoted and sometimes misconstrued statement by [[Germany|German]] [[philosophy|philosopher]] [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]. It first appears in ''[[The Gay Science]]'' (''Die fröhliche Wissenschaft''), section 108 (New Struggles), in section 125 (The Madman), and for a third time in section 343 (The Meaning of our Cheerfulness). It is also found in Nietzsche's classic work ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'' (''Also sprach Zarathustra''), which is most responsible for popularizing the phrase. The idea is stated by "The Madman" as follows:
