COMMENTARY: Since 1997, billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist and conservative political activist Peter Thiel has donated tens of millions of dollars to political candidates and causes in U.S. elections.
— is an exegesis of Thiel’s Christianity, which Kristin believes is central to understanding “Peter.”
The quandary we face in the 21st century post-9/11, Thiel writes, begins with the death of God in the West. Having lost any commitment to the Christian philosophical and religious traditions that once prevailed, we no longer question ourselves in the right way — if we question ourselves at all. Thiel argues that we need to reclaim those traditions in the West or face destruction.his surveillance technology companies, financial holding companies and venture capital funds.
A model of the Christian steward-statesman depicted in “The Lord of the Rings” is that of Aragorn, noble heir to the throne of Gondor. However, Thiel’s vision also echoes the eschatology ofwho believe Christ’s return, following an “Age of Enlightenment,” will require active, and almost-assuredly violent, political intervention.
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