We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine
What if the voice of God isn’t in the heavens—but in the quiet rebellion of your own conscience? Jordan B. Peterson’s We Who Wrestle with God plunges into the ancient battleground of human consciousness, where biblical figures like Adam, Moses, and Jonah confront divine paradoxes that mirror our deepest existential crises—pride, sacrifice, and the terror of freedom. As these timeless stories unravel, they expose the razor’s edge between chaos and meaning: Can we bear the weight of moral responsibility, or will our thirst for control devour the very truths that make us human?
- Originally Published: 2024
- Publisher : Allen Lane, 2024
- Pages: 544
- Genre: Psychology, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0241619636
- Access: Prime Membership
Description
What is the true story of our lives—and what should it be?
In his newest revolutionary offering, world-renowned clinical psychologist and bestselling author Jordan Peterson guides us through the ancient accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering and triumph that have formed the foundations of the Western world. Drawing on the psychology of religion, mythology and philosophy, he reveals the profound wisdom of the Biblical stories—explaining why we ignore them, today, at our great peril.
Adam and Eve and the eternal fall of mankind; the murderous war of Cain and Abel; the cataclysmic flood of Noah, the spectacular collapse of the Tower of Babel; Abraham’s terrible adventure, and the epic of Moses and the Israelites:
- What could such stories possibly mean?
- How have they helped us make sense of the world, and who we are, for millennia?
- How can they still guide us in our eternal search for meaning, aim and purpose?
Powerfully illuminating and thought-provoking, We Who Wrestle with God brings the reader on an awe-inspiring intellectual journey through the greatest stories ever told.
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