Remembering 9/11…Twenty Years Later

Twenty years ago, on the morning of September 11th, 2001, at 6:55 am pacific time, I was sleeping in my basement apartment in Langley, British Columbia. September 11th was going to be the first day of classes at Trinity Western University, where I was about to start my second master’s program, this one in the…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 8): My Grand Conclusion! What I’ve Learned in My Reading of CRT and What I Feel the Proper Christian/Gospel Response Should Be

Earlier this summer, before I decided to take the time to read the three books I have covered in this series on critical race theory, I didn’t feel I really knew enough about it to say anything about it. I had heard a few talking heads on cable news decry it as Marxist and racist…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 7): The Arguments in Ibram X. Kendi’s Book, “How to Be an Antiracist”

We now come to Part 7 of my look at Critical Race Theory, specifically my critique of the arguments in Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to be an Antiracist. Although he is not technically a critical race theorist, it is safe to say that his book, indeed he entire outlook, is derived from the basic…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 6): Let’s Look at Ibram X. Kendi’s Book, “How to be an Antiracist”–(A summary of his personal story)

We now come to what I expect will be the final two posts of my series on Critical Race Theory. In my first three posts, I looked at the book, Critical Race Theory, and in posts 4-5, I looked at Robin DiAngelo’s book, White Fragility. My primary goal has been to clearly articulate the major…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 5): A Critique of Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”

In my last post, I articulated the main argument, claims, and terms Robin DiAngelo makes in her best-selling book, White Fragility. For reference, here are the links to Parts 1-4:Part 1: Too Hot to HandlePart 2: Storytelling and IntersectionalityPart 3: CRT Today-Is It Marxist? Part 4: A Summary of “White Fragility” Here in this post,…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 4): A Look at Robin DeAngelo’s Book, “White Fragility”–A Summary of Her Arguments

Here in the next part of my series looking at critical race theory, I am going to take two posts to look at Robin DiAngelo’s best-selling book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. For reference, here are the links to Parts 1-3:Part 1: Too Hot to HandlePart 2:…

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Critical Race Theory (Part 3): CRT Today, and Other Pressing Issues (…and is it Marxist? Well…Sort of!)

Here in Part 3 of my series on Critical Race Theory, I am going to look at the last three chapters of Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic’s book, Critical Race Theory. Chapter 6 is entitled, “Critiques and Responses to Criticism,” Chapter 7 is entitled, “Critical Race Theory Today,” and Chapter 8 is simply, “Conclusion.” Again,…

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Critical Race Theory Series (Part 2): Storytelling, Intersectionality, and the Shape of Knowledge

Here in Part 2 of my series on Critical Race Theory, I am going to look at chapters 3-5 of the book Critical Race Theory. As I said before in Part 1, my goal in these first three posts about the book Critical Race Theory is simply to clearly explain what the critical race theorists…

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Critical Race Theory: Too Hot to Handle, (but I’m going to hang on anyway)–A New Book Analysis Series (Part 1)

A few months ago, within the span of about a week, two separate people texted me and asked me what my opinion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) was and if I would ever consider writing a few blog posts on it. My answer was simple: I don’t really know enough about it to spout my…

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Thinking Orthodox: Book Series Analysis (Part 6): The Fathers, Characteristics of an Orthodox Theologian, and Theological Education

We now come to what will be my last post on Eugenia Constantinou’s book, Thinking Orthodox. I’m not going to cover Part 3 of her book, “The Application of Orthodox Theology.” Here in this post, I’m going to cover the final three chapters in Part 2 of her book. Chapter 9: Orthodox Theology and the…

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