Apologetics and Critical Race Theory with Neil Shenvi
Life and Books and Everything — Clearly ReformedApologetics and Critical Race Theory with Neil Shenvi
September 12, 2022
Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed
Although Neil has a PhD in theoretical chemistry, he’s made a name for himself as an expert on Critical Race Theory (and Critical Theory more generally). Is CRT just a legal theory? Can anyone know what it really is? Is CRT just a plot by conservatives to gin up votes? Should Christians take CRT and chew the meat and spit out of the bones? Kevin and Neil answer these questions and many more. They also dive into Neil’s new book on apologetics and explore the wild world of evangelical Twitter.
Timestamps:
Intro and Sponsor: Crossway [0:00-2:35]
Guest Introduction: Neil Shenvi [2:36-14:46]
Neil's Map of Evangelical Twitter [14:47-22:27]
Why Believe? [22:28-28:43]
What is Apologetics For? [28:44-36:50]
Sponsor 2: Westminster Seminary Press [36:51-38:02]
How to Understand Critical Race Theory [38:03-1:10:06]
Pastoral Responses [1:10:07-1:20:26]
Books:
Why Believe: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity - Neil Shenvi
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction - Richard Delgado
Is Everyone Really Equal? - Ozlem Sensoy & Robin D'Angelo
God is a Black Woman - Christena Cleveland
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