This episode was recorded on September 6, 2021.
Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Dr. Matthew Petrusek, and I discuss their new book “Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity”—the first systematic analysis of 12 Rules for Life and my biblical series from a Chr…
This episode was recorded on September 6, 2021.
Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Dr. Matthew Petrusek, and I discuss their new book “Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity”—the first systematic analysis of 12 Rules for Life and my biblical series from a Christian perspective. We also cover—just to name a few—truth in fiction, time before consciousness, faith, evolution, love, and acting as if God exists.
Dr. Christopher Kaczor is a Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. He was appointed a Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life of Vatican City, is a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and won a Templeton Grant for his work. He has written many scholarly articles and books.
Dr. Matthew R. Petrusek is an associate professor at Loyola Marymount University in LA. He holds an MA from Yale and a PhD from the University of Chicago. Dr. Petrusek specializes in Christian ethics and moral theology and lectures on a range of topics surrounding philosophy, theology, and Catholicism.
Find more Dr. Christopher Kaczor on Twitter @Prof_Kaczor:
https://twitter.com/prof_kaczor
And more Dr. Matthew Petrusek @MattPetrusek:
https://twitter.com/MattPetrusek
Get their book at
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095J3SB9M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
[00:00] Intro
[02:26] The motivation behind "Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity"
[09:34] Genesis, the literal sense in scripture and the truth in fiction
[10:21] "The Atheist types miss that fiction isn't false" Jordan Peterson
[11:45] "A story that can change your life has a power that is best described as religious" JP
[12:23] Truth in fiction and religious text
[14:00] "I think truth is broader [than the empirically verifiable]"
[18:44] The problem with the empirical approach and replacing God
[22:07] "[When] Ceasar becomes inflated to God, all hell breaks loose" JP
[22:35] "If we don't segregate off the religious instinct and give it its proper attention, [everything] starts becoming inapprop..
