Thread by @Ptr_StephenFein

As one who rejects CRT, I must ask, however, do most Christians who reject CRT also reject Platonism? After all, it was adopted as an analytical system but Christianized. Plato and his thinking was as pagan as you get, and the Greek metaphysical thinking patterns were not the

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2/ same as that Hebraic patterns of Scripture. And yet most conservatives believe the tools & vocabulary from Platonism were useful in explicating aspects of the early Christological debates. Justin Martyr leaned too much on Plato, to where he ended up with a Christ that was less

3/ than the Father. Athanasius & the Cappadocian fathers appropriated platonic vocabulary in just the right amount, to where they ended up with a fully biblical explanation of trinitarianism. What’s my point? Be consistent. No matter what pagan system of thought is presented,

4/ common grace dictates that it will get some things right in spite of itself. And sometimes the mode of thought will accurately observe patterns in the real world. This was true of Platonism; this is also true of secular psychology; and this is true of some observations made by

5/ CRT. Denial of this is either dishonesty or stubbornness. I’ll assume the latter. But we completely feed the Woke camp’s narrative (that CRT rejection = white supremacy) when we smile about Plato and tip our hat to psychology, but deny CRT gets some things right. Like

6/ Platonism and secular psychology, CRT will consistently propose solutions that are wrong and harmful. Like the other systems, it is incapable of addressing the problems that it identifies. But there was enough in Res 9 that acknowledged these facts, condemned any conclusion

7/ that contradicts the Scriptures, and repudiated absolutizing it as a worldview. Yes, the resolution has some significant problems. I still think Al Mohler has the best word on Res 9. It wasn’t necessarily wrong in what it said, but in what it didn’t say. And that is why I do

8/ think we need a stronger resolution, to add what was missing and repudiate CT along with CRT. Hopefully in Nashville, we can see this done. I have a proposed resolution ready to go. At the end of the day, I’m really thankful for guys like @NeilShenvi and @RealPatSawyer & their

9/ clarity. They accurately tell you everything that’s wrong with CRT by actually engaging with the primary sources, but they don’t overstate their criticism. There is much to be learned from that.