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Critical Theory as Method, Metanarrative, and Mood

May 3rd, 2021 | 18 min read

By William Murrell

In a recent article in First Things, “Evangelicals and Race Theory,” Carl Trueman enters into an increasingly contentious intramural debate amongst American evangelicals about the place of Critical Race Theory (and Critical Theory more broadly) in the life of the evangelical mind. Trueman echoes the concern of many evangelical commentators that CRT is not only “promoted by progressive activists” but is also “adopted by many evangelical intellectuals”— even in the pages (or webpages) of mainstream evangelical outlets like Christianity Today or The Gospel Coalition.

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