While the explosive and devastating riots of 2020 were sparked by the death of George Floyd, there was an ideological underpinning for much of the violence and verbiage of that summer of hate, carnage, ideological blindness, and outrage. It is called Critical Race Theory (or CRT), an ideology at odds with the truth of the Christian worldview on a number of counts.

We will only address the theory of knowledge of CRT, which is called standpoint epistemology. As Francis Schaeffer wrote in He is There and He is Not Silent, “Unless our epistemology is right, everything is going to be wrong.” CRT epistemology is wrong.
For more on Critical Race Theory, see Douglas Groothuis' Fire in the Streets (Salem, 2022).

Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary and the author of nineteen books, including Fire in the Streets (a critique of critical race theory or wokeness) and Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith.

Find more from Dr. Groothuis at www.DouglasGroothuis.com.

While the explosive and devastating riots of 2020 were sparked by the death of George Floyd, there was an ideological underpinning for much of the violence and verbiage of that summer of hate, carnage, ideological blindness, and outrage. It is called Critical Race Theory (or CRT), an ideology at odds with the truth of the Christian worldview on a number of counts.
We will only address the theory of knowledge of CRT, which is called standpoint epistemology. As Francis Schaeffer wrote in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/He-There-Not-Silent/dp/084231413X">He is There and He is Not Silent</a>, “Unless our epistemology is right, everything is going to be wrong.” CRT epistemology is wrong. For more on Critical Race Theory, see Douglas Groothuis' <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Streets-Confidently-Incendiary-Cultural-ebook/dp/B09NL8QH7Z/">Fire in the Streets</a> (Salem, 2022).
Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., is a Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary and the author of nineteen books, including Fire in the Streets (a critique of critical race theory or wokeness) and Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith.
Find more from Dr. Groothuis at <a href="https://www.douglasgroothuis.com/">www.DouglasGroothuis.com</a>.

Truth Tribe with Douglas Groothuis is a podcast dedicated to finding the truth through reason, and evidence about what matters most. Our subjects include how to defend the Christian faith (through apologetics), biblical ethics, and social issues.

Truth Tribe with Douglas Groothuis

Truth Tribe with Douglas Groothuis is a podcast dedicated to finding the truth through reason, and evidence about what matters most. Our subjects include how to defend the Christian faith (through apologetics), biblical ethics, and social issues.

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