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badEnglish's avatar

I’m looking forward to the next instalment. I think it’s worth mentioning that it came up recently in a group discussion an argument that Jordan Peterson made trying to explain Judas’ betrayal as ‘suicidal empathy’-driven (or something to that effect.) Therefore, I will be quoting you tomorrow when our group meets again, namely: “Deploying Christian symbols to express a thought does not make the thought Christian.” Thanks for that!

Douglas Farrow's avatar

You're most welcome. I share your concern with JBP's customary retreat into symbolism. In Part 2 an analogous concern arises with Agamben.