What is Critical Theory? | Who Is Jesus? | Luke 18.9-14

Are you familiar with Critical Theory? You might be hearing it a lot but aren't really sure what it means. Learn how Critical Theory impacts today's culture and fits with Christianity from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller). 
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Outline
1:10 - What is Critical Theory?
4:30 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-do-you-define-social-justice-questions-youre-asking-job-29-17/ (How Do You Define Social Justice?)
5:40 - The heart of Critical Theory: power differentials
6:10 - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michel-Foucault (Michel Foucault)
7:10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+4%3A1&version=ESV (Ecclesiastes 4.1) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+13.23&version=NIV (Proverbs 13.23)
10:05 - Truths #1 of Critical Theory: All knowledge is socially constructed (for the sake of power)
13:00 - https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-fat-studies-63108 (Fat studies )
15:50 - https://quillette.com/2019/03/19/an-interview-with-lisa-littman-who-coined-the-term-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/ (Lisa Littman's) article on https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 (rapid onset of gender dysphoria)
16:45 - "https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/opinion/sunday/vaginoplasty-transgender-medicine.html (My New Vagina Won't Make Me Happy)" by Andrea Long Chu
17:50 - Truth #2: All unequal outcomes are the result unjust structures and systems
18:05 - https://www.ibramxkendi.com/beantiracistjournal (How to Be an Anti-Racist) by Ibram X. Kendi
20:45 - https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1322963321994289154?s=20 (Kamala Harris on social inequities)
24:10 - Truth #3: All cultures are relative
24:35 - Smithsonian's poster on "https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/antiracism-training-white-fragility-robin-diangelo-ibram-kendi.html (White Culture)"
26:30 - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-s-gains-among-latino-voters-shouldn-t-come-surprise-n1246463 (Latino votes for Donald Trump)
27:50 - Truth #4: There are not shared universal truths
29:00 - https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination (Kimberle Crenshaw)
30:25 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+3.28&version=ESV (Galatians 3.28)
31:50 - https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm (I Have a Dream) by Martin Luther King Jr.
35:25 - How does Critical Theory think about Social Justice?
37:30 - Facet #1 of Social Justice according to Critical Theory: One must be "woke"
40:40 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+18.9-14&version=ESV (Luke 18.9-14)
42:10 - Facet #2: Knowledge is rooted entirely in your own experiences as a part of an identity group, not in your experience as an individual
46:20 - Facet #3: You must subvert categories and language that are designed to oppress others
50:20 - Facet #4: Deprioritize individual rights and individual identity
51:05 -... Support this podcast

Are you familiar with Critical Theory? You might be hearing it a lot but aren't really sure what it means. Learn how Critical Theory impacts today's culture and fits with Christianity from Pastors Keith Simon and Patrick Miller. 

Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including How Do You Define Social Justice? and Does the Bible Advocate for Social Justice? 

Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. 

To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.

 

Outline

1:10 - What is Critical Theory? 4:30 - How Do You Define Social Justice?5:40 - The heart of Critical Theory: power differentials6:10 - Michel Foucault7:10 - Ecclesiastes 4.1 and Proverbs 13.2310:05 - Truths #1 of Critical Theory: All knowledge is socially constructed (for the sake of power)13:00 - Fat studies 15:50 - Lisa Littman's article on rapid onset of gender dysphoria16:45 - "My New Vagina Won't Make Me Happy" by Andrea Long Chu17:50 - Truth #2: All unequal outcomes are the result unjust structures and systems18:05 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi20:45 - Kamala Harris on social inequities24:10 - Truth #3: All cultures are relative24:35 - Smithsonian's poster on "White Culture"26:30 - Latino votes for Donald Trump27:50 - Truth #4: There are not shared universal truths29:00 - Kimberle Crenshaw30:25 - Galatians 3.2831:50 - I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.35:25 - How does Critical Theory think about Social Justice?37:30 - Facet #1 of Social Justice according to Critical Theory: One must be "woke"40:40 - Luke 18.9-1442:10 - Facet #2: Knowledge is rooted entirely in your own experiences as a part of an identity group, not in your experience as an individual46:20 - Facet #3: You must subvert categories and language that are designed to oppress others50:20 - Facet #4: Deprioritize individual rights and individual identity 51:05 - 1996 California Affirmative Action Initiative58:05 - Facet #5: Individual transformation is not possible because "oppressed" and "oppressor" identities, which we all have, fixed58:40 - Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility1:00:35 - Facet #6: Challenging Critical Theory is an oppressive act101:35 - Being White, Being Good by Barbara Applebaum 1:03:10 - Facet #7: Society needs a fundamental revolutionary reboot1:06:40 - How should we respond to Critical Theory?1:08:25 - Positives of Critical Theory1:08:50 - Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley1:09:45 - Proverbs 31.8-91:11:25 - Job 29.171:12:15 - Critiques of Critical Theory1:13:25 - The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray1:14:25 - Nikole Hannah Jones on the 1619 Project1:21:50 - Miroslav Volf on forgiveness1:23:00 - Portland police officer's testimony in court1:31:30 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.

 

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Passages

Ecclesiastes 4.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+4%3A1&version=ESVProverbs 13.23: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+13.23&version=NIVGalatians 3.28: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+3.28&version=ESVLuke 18.9-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+18.9-14&version=ESVProverbs 31.8-9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+31.8-9&version=NIVJob 29.17: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+29.17&version=NIV

 

References

Michel Foucault: ("Michel Foucault" by James Faubion from Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michel-FoucaultFat studies ("Explainer: what is fat studies" by Beth Daly from The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-fat-studies-63108 Lisa Littman's article on rapid onset of gender dysphoria ("Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria" by Lisa Littman from Plos One): https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330My New Vagina Won't Make Me Happy by Andrea Long Chu (from The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/opinion/sunday/vaginoplasty-transgender-medicine.htmlHow to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/beantiracistjournalKamala Harris on social inequities: https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1322963321994289154?s=20Smithsonian's poster on "White Culture" ("Is the Anti-Racism Training Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy"? by Jonathan Chait from New York Magazine): https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/antiracism-training-white-fragility-robin-diangelo-ibram-kendi.htmlLatino votes for Donald Trump ("Trump's gains among Latino voters shouldn't come a surprise. Here's why" by Suzanne Gamboa and Carmen Sesin from NBC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-s-gains-among-latino-voters-shouldn-t-come-surprise-n1246463Kimberle Crenshaw ("The Intersectionality Wars" by Jane Coaston from Vox): https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discriminationI Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. (from American Rhetoric): https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm1996 Affirmative Action Initiative ("California Proposition 209, Affirmative Action Initiative (1996) from Ballotpedia): https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_209,_Affirmative_Action_Initiative_(1996)Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility: https://www.robindiangelo.com/publications/Being White, Being Good by Barbara Applebaum (from Goodreads): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8161745-being-white-being-goodReading While Black by Esau McCaulley: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48994895-reading-while-blackThe Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray: https://douglasmurray.net/product/the-madness-of-crowds/Miroslav Volf on forgiveness (Miroslav Volf from Goodreads): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6215.Miroslav_VolfPortland police officer's testimony in court: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oxv47965n00auhm/Police%20Video.mp4?dl=0

 

Resources

"An Interview With Lisa Littman, Who Coined the Term ‘Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria’" by Jonathan Kay from Quillette: https://quillette.com/2019/03/19/an-interview-with-lisa-littman-who-coined-the-term-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/The 1619 Project (from Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project

 

Related

How Do You Define "Social Justice"?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-do-you-define-social-justice-questions-youre-asking-job-29-17/Does the Bible Advocate for Social Justice?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-the-bible-advocate-for-social-justice-questions-youre-asking-amons-5-24/4 Signs You've Turned Politics Into an Idol: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/4-signs-youve-turned-politics-into-an-idol/