Summary
Christopher Kaczor, Matthew R. Petrusek: Jordan Peterson, God and Christianity
The person most responsible for reintroducing God and the Bible into today's popular secular culture is not a priest or a theologian, but a professor of psychology and one of the most respected intellectuals of our time, Jordan Peterson. His lectures and texts on psychology, philosophy and religion are a cultural phenomenon that attracts tens of thousands of people to the halls and millions to his profiles on social networks, encouraging many to leave secularism and turn to the study of Christianity. When asked if he is personally a believer, Peterson replies, "I try to live as if God exists." Having recently undergone personal tragedy and experienced great suffering, Peterson's own search for the truth about Christ and his encounter with, in his own words, a profoundly "reasonable" quality about Christianity, reached its peak in his life and work. Jordan Peterson's book, God and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life is the first systematic analysis, from a Christian perspective, of Peterson's YouTube Bible series and his wildly successful book 12 Rules for Life, with an epilogue questioning its sequel, Out of Order. Christopher Kaczor and Matthew R. Petrusek introduce the reader to the depth of Peterson's thought on Scripture, suffering, and meaning, exploring the points of contact with Christianity and the ways in which faith complements Peterson's thought, making this book indispensable for anyone who wants to better understand the phenomenon of Jordan Peterson, as well as for anyone who seriously thinks about what it really means to believe.
*The book has a dedication from the former owner.
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