Truth, Oppression, and Critical Theory - Defend and Confirm Podcast
Critical Theory Series - Defend and Confirm Podcast
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27m
Critical theory teaches that the "lived experience" of oppressed people gives them special access to the truth, while oppressors are blinded by the privilege of their social position. Behind this claim is a view called "standpoint theory", an epistemology that is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity.
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