Is Critical Race Theory Compatible With Christianity?

About this episode

Monique Duson discusses her journey away from Critical Race Theory and towards a biblical understanding of racial unity and justice.

What happens when a 20-year Critical Race Theory advocate begins to question everything she believed about race, justice, and the church? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric , host Robert Bortins sits down with Monique Duson — co-founder of the Center for Biblical Unity — to unpack why she left the CRT framework behind and what the Bible actually teaches about racial unity, justice, and the body of Christ. Monique shares her journey from South Central LA to the mission field in South Africa, and how a series of hard conversations with a friend led her back to Scripture — and away from critical social theory. Together, Robert and Monique explore the origins of CRT, how it has infiltrated the church, and why biblical unity is not the same as racial reconciliation. If you're a Christian parent, pastor, or educator trying to navigate conversations about race with a biblical worldview, this episode gives you the theological grounding and practical clarity to do it well. Resources: Center for Biblical Unity: https://centerforbiblicalunity.com This episode of Refining Rhetoric is sponsored by CC Graduate Degree in Latin Studies: Classical Conversations is excited to announce the launch…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Bortins

Guest: Monique Duson

Topics covered

• Critical Race Theory
• Christianity
• racial unity
• justice
• theology
• social theory

Keywords

• Critical Race Theory
• Christianity
• racial reconciliation
• biblical unity
• justice
• Monique Duson

Sponsors

CC Graduate Degree in Latin Studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Biblical Unity

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