When Jordan Peterson helped launch the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in 2023, his message stood out. He argued that the West was falling apart after years of deconstruction. Meaning was lost, families were struggling, institutions felt empty, and the shared story that once united people had been discarded. ARC was not meant to be just another place to air grievances. Its goal was to rebuild.

Three years later, the 2026 gathering in London felt significant. There were large crowds, well-known speakers, and thoughtful analysis. Still, the main issue was clear: if you read the booklet, looked at the talk titles, or listened to Philippa Stroud’s closing address, Christianity mostly showed up as heritage. God and Jesus, and the living faith that once inspired the project, seemed to stay in the background instead of being at the center.

This seems like a missed opportunity. Peterson’s early message was never just about changing policies or fixing the economy. He wanted to help people find a deeper sense of meaning and responsibility. For years, he looked at the Bible as a psychologist and mythologist, focusing on archetypal wisdom, the hero’s journey, and acting “as if God exists.”

His famous biblical lectures treated Scripture as both psychologically true and essential for civilization. Over time, personal struggles made this shift more real. Jordan’s own health problems and Tammy’s fight with cancer brought out their vulnerability.

Tammy has spoken openly about becoming Catholic and how faith helped her and their family. Mikhaila has shared her own conversion story, including praying during a crisis, a powerful moment she called being “yelled at by God,” and the immediate changes that followed. Jordan himself has moved from symbolic “as if” statements to more direct ones about Christ as the central figure of the West.

The early ARC gatherings in 2023 and 2025 were more open about these ideas. Speakers talked about God and biblical foundations without holding back. By 2026, though, the tone had changed. The official materials and main speeches were more cautious. Phrases like “moral and spiritual foundations” and “Christian roots” were used, but direct references to God were less common.

The speakers who spoke openly made the difference clear. Nick Freitas gave a memorable keynote about the crisis facing young men, focusing on faith, family, legacy, and Biblical masculinity. He said that young men will not defend Western civilization unless they reconnect with its Christian roots, saying, “I fight for Christendom.”

Astronaut Victor Glover talked about reading the Bible, being a Christian, and how the church shapes his life, connecting it to wonder, responsibility, and human flourishing as seen from space. Danny Kruger, from a Christian-conservative viewpoint, highlighted moral and spiritual foundations, faith in public life, and the Judeo-Christian roots of liberty and social unity.

Sam and Kevin Sorbo have long been outspoken Christian advocates for faith and family in culture and media. Speakers like Rick Ekstein shared honest stories of faith during hardship, while others pointed to transcendence and moral order based on the Christian story.

These stories are powerful, but in ARC’s main materials—the booklet, main speeches, and most talk titles—God is mostly suggested instead of clearly stated. That is the main issue. “Moral and spiritual foundations” is accurate, but it does not go far enough to name the true Foundation. Jesus Christ is not just a detail in history. He is the living hope who changes people and, through them, entire cultures.

The difference from Peterson’s own journey is clear. He once saw the Bible mainly as a set of psychological archetypes, but now he points more to its deeper claims. His family’s public faith stories—Tammy’s conversion and strength during illness, Mikhaila’s honest accounts of prayer and breakthrough—show the personal side behind the bigger argument. ARC started with that spirit.

But as the project has grown, its public message has become broader, maybe to include more people. Building coalitions is important, but if the problem is a loss of meaning, the solution cannot treat the Author of meaning as just background noise.

ARC has done important work gathering serious minds and naming the decline. Voices like Freitas, Glover, Kruger, and others remind us that the Christian story still carries explosive power when spoken plainly.

But if the West is to be properly reconstructed, not just patched up, the vision needs to move beyond acknowledging roots to centering the Source. That is the real test. Meaning without God is a noble effort. With Him as the great hope — through Christ — it becomes something far stronger.

 

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