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I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Critical Dilemma with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.85K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary



Has anyone at your church ever claimed that "whiteness is wickedness", "sin is oppressive", or "the Bible was written from the perspective of the oppressed?" Outlandish statements like these are a product of what's called critical theory. You've increasingly heard the term used in the media within recent years, but what exactly is critical theory, why is it harmful, and how do you address it if it's present at your church?

In this week's podcast, Dr. Neil Shenvi and Dr. Pat Sawyer join Frank to unpack the good and the bad of critical theory as detailed in their brand-new book, 'Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society.' During the episode, Frank, Neil, and Pat answer questions like:

How do proponents of critical theory view morality?
What is the distinction between "Social Justice" and biblical justice?
Is Oprah Winfrey oppressed?
What are some of critical theory's popular slogans?
Is CRT compatible with biblical Christianity?
What are the "4 Big Ideas" at the heart of critical theory?

 

The Gospel should motivate Christians to pursue generosity, holiness, and biblical justice. But we don't have to embrace the manifold errors of critical theory to do so. Be sure to pick up your copy of Critical Dilemma to learn more about how to identify critical theory in your church and how to stop it dead in its tracks if and when it shows up!

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Neil's website: https://shenviapologetics.com/

Pat's website: https://www.patsawyer.org/

Neil and Pat's book: https://criticaldilemma.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Does truth exist?

0:03.4

Because you have faith, does that make this book cool?

0:05.6

Does God exist?

0:07.4

So when someone says there is no truth,

0:09.8

if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?

0:12.6

Is that true?

0:15.3

They don't think Christianity is true.

0:18.4

They're talked out of it.

0:20.1

You know why they're talked out of it?

0:22.1

Because they've never been talked into it.

0:24.3

Cross-exemining skeptical and atheistic views.

0:28.1

Welcome to Cross-exemining with Dr. Frank Turek.

0:32.8

Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard any of these claims either in your church

0:38.7

or by Christians?

0:40.6

Sin is oppression.

0:42.8

Straight white males need to listen.

0:45.6

The Bible was written from the perspective of the oppressed.

0:49.6

Whiteness is wickedness.

0:52.1

Justice is part of the gospel.

0:54.6

Christianity is about liberation from oppression,

0:58.1

and there can be no reconciliation without justice.

1:03.4

Have you heard any of these claims?

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