The Theology of Jordan Peterson and Mythological Meaning

White Horse Inn

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Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 6 October 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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What is the theology of Jordan B. Peterson? And why are millions of people, especially young men, flocking to hear Dr. Peterson give three hour lectures on philosophy and life? Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller discuss the meteoric rise of the popular author, psychologist, online educator, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and try to discern what kind of theology he espouses in his teachings on the bible and mythology.

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Featuring: Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller.

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0:00.0	I have really appreciated O'Connor's remarks more than Peterson's.
0:08.0	Me too. I was blown away by that guy.
0:11.0	But he was pressing him on clarity. Do you believe that Jesus
0:15.7	walked out of the tomb? That's what I'm asking because he was so
0:17.9	pervericating. Look, this is an easy question. Do you believe? Because that's what
0:21.6	the early Christian seem to believe except
0:23.2	the Gnostics he walked out of the tomb and Peterson is not only unclear he's
0:28.9	contradictory at one moment he says well yeah and on the other moment you know I don't know and so forth if you
0:37.1	say but I don't know what it means that is disingenuous because Jesus said he was God incarnate.
0:45.0	He said he's one with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
0:48.1	They're all three persons, one God.
0:50.3	He said all that.
0:51.4	He was crucified on the charge of blasphemy forformation to the modern church. This is Whitehorse Sin, a weekly roundtable discussion about theology
1:17.0	and culture. Welcome to Whitehorseen. We're starting a new series called Theology of.
1:33.1	This is a series where we'll explore the teachings of modern day
1:36.5	gurus.
1:37.8	We'll discuss their rise to prominence,
1:39.8	explore the breadth, their influence,
1:42.1	evaluate their implicit and explicit theological ideas,
1:45.3	and assess how those ideas square with our theological presuppositions.
1:49.9	Our first episode features Jordan B Peterson, who is an author, psychologist, online
1:54.4	educator, and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.
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