Getting Our Story Straight by Joshua Pauling

A Review of The Beginning & End of All Things: A Biblical Theology of Creation & New Creation by Edward W. Klink III

The Bible might be making a comeback. And from some unlikely sources. Consider Jordan Peterson, clinical psychologist turned global sensation, who has been traversing the U.S. on his “We Who Wrestle with God Tour.” Thousands of young men and women are paying to hear someone with no theological credentials or membership ties to any Christian church speak on the psychological meaning of Genesis. Drawing on Jewish and Christian tradition, Jungian archetypes, cognitive psychology, and old-fashioned common sense, Peterson has tapped into our deep longing for meaning grounded in a story bigger than ourselves.

Meanwhile, Alex O’Connor, one of today’s most well-known atheists with nearly a million YouTube...

Joshua Pauling

is a classical educator, furniture-maker, and vicar at All Saints Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also taught high school history for thirteen years and studied at Messiah College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Winthrop University. In addition to Salvo, Josh has written for Areo, FORMA, Front Porch Republic, Mere Orthodoxy, Public Discourse, Quillette, The Imaginative Conservative, Touchstone, and is a frequent guest on Issues, Etc. Radio Show/Podcast.