Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

Comprehensive response to the entire Mike Winger Women in Ministry video series (Parts 1-13)

@evaanderberg @Grump_Old_Man @MikeWingerii I don’t apply critical theory and I a

@evaanderberg @Grump_Old_Man @MikeWingerii I don’t apply critical theory and I am convinced that the following are not teaching that women should not be elders or teach truth to men: 1Co 14:34-45, 11:

@evaanderberg @Grump_Old_Man @MikeWingerii Yes, there are those who see parts of

@evaanderberg @Grump_Old_Man @MikeWingerii Yes, there are those who see parts of the Bible as in error. Critical theory is another issue but I’m referring to those who agree with your interpretation o

Connection between critical theory terminology and egalitarian arguments

Mike notes the language of modern feminism and critical theory appearing in egalitarian scholarship.

Westfall's two problems: exegetical (changing Paul's focus) and philosophical (importing modern concepts)

Mike identifies the twin errors in Westfall's application.

Westfall's claim that Galatians is about 'cultural conflicts, dynamics of power, and law vs. liberty'

Mike evaluates Westfall's characterization of the overarching purpose of Galatians.

Critical theory lens produces egalitarianism because that is what it starts with

Mike summarizes the causal relationship between presuppositions and conclusions.

Overview: Interview with Neil Shenvi on Critical Race Theory. The culture has real racism problems, but CRT distorts the problem and offers solutions that create more injustice. The goal is to think biblically, not politically.

Introduction to CRT discussion with Neil Shenvi

Critical Race Theory is a discipline within critical social theory (rooted in Marx). It emerged from critical legal studies in the 1980s. The overarching worldview: society is defined by dominant group vs. oppressed group, and the goal is dismantling oppressive systems.

What is Critical Theory and Critical Race Theory — definitions and origins

Biblical framework: impartiality in judgment (no favoritism for rich or poor), all humans of one blood in God's image, individual sin/accountability, Scripture as the authority over lived experience. CRT is incompatible with Christianity on every core tenet.

The biblical response to CRT

Critical Theory

The ideological takeover of American universities followed two phases: (1) scientific naturalism from German-trained PhDs (1880-1930s), producing liberal Protestant theology and the social gospel; (2) neo-Marxist critical theory from Frankfurt School scholars who fled Hitler and embedded themselves in American institutions, producing CRT, gender theory, and the post-modern rejection of objective truth.

Historical overview: two ideological revolutions that captured American universities