John Piper Hits Back at Jordan Peterson’s Popular Claim About Suffering

John Piper Hits Back at Jordan Peterson’s Popular Claim About Suffering

A theologian and a psychologist walk into a room, and disagree about suffering — kind of. John Piper, a longtime pastor and theologian, used a recent episode of his popular podcast, “Ask Pastor John,” to respond to a viral post about suffering and happiness from Canadian psychologist and thought leader Jordan Peterson. In an X post that has amassed more than two million views, Peterson wrote, “Life is suffering. The purpose of life is not to be …