Jordan Peterson and The Rise of a New Deism
7 min readApr 16, 2019
Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson is a pop culture phenomenon. His books sell millions of copies. His public lectures are attended by thousands and viewed by millions via online streaming. Interviews, conversations, debates, and podcasts featuring Peterson are consumed by a voracious audience that is hungry for his message of personal responsibility, the inevitability of suffering, and the striving to find meaning within that suffering.