Jordan Peterson is a Canadian psychologist and author of 12 Rules for Life. His relationship to Christianity is one of the most discussed questions in Christian intellectual circles — he speaks about Christ and Scripture with unusual seriousness, but whether he holds orthodox Christian belief is genuinely complex.
Peterson has made millions of young men who had given up on Christianity take it seriously again. His biblical lectures on Genesis and Exodus engage Scripture with genuine intellectual depth. 12 Rules for Life is saturated with Christian themes: responsibility, meaning, suffering, sacrifice. He consistently defends Christian civilization against secular critique and takes evil seriously in a way secular psychology does not.
When asked directly if he believes in God, Peterson has answered: "I try to act as if God exists" — a philosophically serious position but not orthodox Christian confession. His engagement with Christianity is philosophically serious and culturally valuable, but it is not a substitute for orthodox Christian faith. See his profile.
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