Worldviews: Ultimately a Theological War
by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch:
Everywhere we look we find conflict. There are political wars, there are ideological wars, there are culture wars, and there are religious wars. Overwhelmingly, behind all this is a much larger war – a war of worldviews. To understand the many battles waging around us, we must get a grasp of worldviews and their importance. It is imperative that we see this bigger picture.
Let me draw upon a recent interview to amplify my point. Last year former political leader John Anderson conducted a very important interview with psychologist and intellectual Jordan Peterson. The 85-minute conversation is well worth watching. Peterson is always worth listening to, and Anderson does a good job in leading the discussion. It can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4NijLf3M-A
One of the many important parts of the discussion takes place around the 1:08 moment. Just prior to this there was a discussion about freedom of speech and how absolutely central it is. Peterson mentioned that Christ is the word made flesh – the idea being that the perfect individual speaks truth and acts out the truth.
He goes on to say that as he saw the ferocious assault on free speech – especially the push for compelled speech – that’s when he drew the line in his own life, and decided he had to take a stand. (Of course here he refers to how he was expected to use PC pronouns for trans people, and the legal stoush that ensued.)
At this point Anderson jumps in and says “Perhaps that’s why the left is so determined in this country to get Christianity out of the classroom.” He then proceeds to move on, but Peterson sees the need to respond to that:
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