The common ground in interpretation of serendipity, coincidence, and inspiration is perhaps that we are surprised an insight or event that seems to spontaneously materialize.
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Twitter alerted me that the video of Bishop Robert Barron nearly two-hour interview with Jordan B.Peterson is available on YouTube.
The issues that arose during curation of my blog post “Moving with mercy and justice” ( http://tinyurl.com/yyobdkum ), were resonant with themes of chaos, guidance, and modern isolation in the discussion between Barron and Petersen.
Bishop Barron is seeking to understand the appeal that Petersen has with young people when he lectures on the Scriptures, particularly Genesis and Exodus. Petersen sheds light on his reluctance to declare a spiritual affiliation as he offers observations of the changes that he recommends in the approach of the Church to be more relevant to the needs of the young to move forward in a meaningful way in society.
Perhaps we are as astonished, as some in Catholic Church circles seem to be, that Barron and Petersen should share “common ground”. Jordan Peterson talks with Bishop Barron about church and false mercy. The introduction offered of Bishop Barron accompanying the video may explain some of the overlap between these people.
Bishop Robert Barron is an acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian. He is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is also the host of the "CATHOLICISM" series, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith which aired on PBS. Bishop Barron is the second most-followed Catholic leader in the world on social media, behind only the Pope. He has been invited to speak about religion at the headquarters of Facebook, Google, and Amazon. His latest book is titled "Arguing Religion: A Bishop Speaks at Facebook and Google," which debuted as a #1 Amazon bestseller in both Catholicism and Atheism categories.
The Word on Fire website brings the video interview together with some highlights on Love and nobility and the background of the participants in the video (https://wordonfire.institute/bonus/peterson/ ).
Our first gift from the Creator is freedom, without which Love is impossible, and as Bishop Barron reiterates Catholic Tradition moves in tension and respect for Faith and Reason. Hopefully you will find some common ground in this presentation.
References
(2019, July 19). Jordan Peterson talks with Bishop Barron about church ... - YouTube. Retrieved July 20, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Bf7bfJTI8
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