I like this piece a lot, but have to say that the rhetorical comment such as “unless he plans to enrol as a student” at the end is uncalled for. We are always students, to begin with, wherever we are. Being a fellow of a school is no exception. Peterson, in his response, did not say that he would like to be teaching or preaching. In fact, he’s talking about his plan to collaborate with the faculty of divinity, learning from them in fact, in order to write a psychological analysis of the Exodus, which would be a great read.

We all know that it’s important that collaboration yield scholarly innovation. Peterson would be immerse in the environment whereby scholars would learn from each other if he’s chosen a fellow of the divinity school. If the author thinks that Peterson lacks the understanding of the subject of which he claims to be an expert, this fellowship would give him a chance to learn about it thoroughly.