Author: Julian

Sometimes I wake up at 6 and have coffee with Kierkegaard. I am a Hutterite who is trying to figure stuff out. Through this blog, I will be thinking about Kierkegaard and the other thinkers I'm interested in. Right now, I'm thinking with people like Jonathan Pageau, Paul Vanderklay, Jordan Peterson, Ian Mcgillchrist, as well as some radical Christian types. I'm interested in a veriaty of topics, and am trying to approach those topics from a Annabaptist/Huttarian, Kierkegaardian lens: - The relationship between Christianity and politics. - Truth, belief and faith. - How my situatedness as a 21st century westerner has shaped what we believe and how we think. I hope my blog makes you think in new directions. If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you. "Julian laying the smack down in vintage Christian style" - Commenter on Blog

Faith and Uncertainty

There is a line from Nietzsche that should give every thoughtful Christian pause: “Faith is not wanting to know what is true.” This is a more profound articulation of what has been heard from other quarters, that faith is a ‘crutch’ for the weak (this might be Nietzsche as well), wish fulfilment, or “believing what … Continue reading Faith and Uncertainty →

What the New Atheists and the Christian Apologists Miss about Jordan Peterson

One question I have been grappling with for a few months now is this: What is it about Jordan Peterson that subverts the approach of both the new atheists and the evangelical apologists? I have noticed that there is a pattern of thinking or, as I like to put it a “mode of being” that … Continue reading What the New Atheists and the Christian Apologists Miss about Jordan Peterson →

Postmodernism as God’s Judgement on Christendom

“Christendom has done away with Christianity, without being quite aware of it,” Kierkegaard wrote in 1850, “the consequence is that if anything is to be done, one must again try to introduce Christianity into Christendom.” This notion of “introducing Christianity into Christendom” is near the heart of Kierkegaard’s project. It helps explain Kierkegaard’s curious method … Continue reading Postmodernism as God’s Judgement on Christendom →

The Meaning Crisis, The God-man and Communal Living

Walker Pearcy’s existentialist novel, The Moviegoer is a story of the modern condition. The main character, Binx Bolings feels “sunk in everydayness,” battles malaise, and searches for God knows what. Binx describes feeling like an “anyone” who is “anywhere.” He, like many in the modern age, experiences a sense of being uprooted, abstracted out of … Continue reading The Meaning Crisis, The God-man and Communal Living →

Fideistic Morality: Responding to Adam Friended and Esther O’Reilly

Esther O'Reilly and Adam Friended recently had a conversation on evolution and morality which sparked some conversation within my online circles. After reading Paul Vanderklay's response to the conversation, on his blog, I thought I would add my own thoughts the conversation.  I believe there are four stages of morality, the greater your conception of … Continue reading Fideistic Morality: Responding to Adam Friended and Esther O’Reilly →

Jordan Peterson the Postmodernist

Disclaimer: I am no philosopher, I am just a layperson trying to figure stuff out, so the definitions of words I'm using here, might not be the most precise. I don't get Jordan Peterson's frustration with the Postmodernists, he has very much been influenced by Postmodernism. Peterson is no Modernist, and in some respects he's … Continue reading Jordan Peterson the Postmodernist →