Critical Race Theory resources

This page is for Pastor Augustine’s Bible/topic study of Critical Race Theory using the workbook and video resources prepared by Pastor Paul Dare: “Christians in a Woke World – A call to courage, confession, and love“. This study began on January 9, 2022, paused over the summer, and resumed on September 18. There were no sessions on May 22 and 29 due to illness.

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the latest recorded sessions or click here for the start of the sessions.

Workbook videos and footnote links

Overview video: https://youtu.be/yxzSNClYTpo (General overview of the workbook and topic by Pastor Paul Dare)

Chapter 1 video:
https://youtu.be/E8xl_ck4wZY (Pastor Dare’s introduction)

Chapter 2 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/reUkO-JegXU (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://youtu.be/rj1fjy0iM6U?t=475 (Pastor Jordan Cooper on Cultural Marxism, starting around the 8 minute mark)

Chapter 3 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/KodioTyZTRo (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) Social Justice Isn’t Justice (PragerU video)
2) https://www.facebook.com/studentsforlife/videos/2698417887066630 (Ben Shapiro video)

Chapter 4 video:
https://youtu.be/q00-iyFIyNs (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
More on the 1619 Project referenced in this lesson (added 2/12/22):
a) The 1619 Project – Wikipedia
b) What is the 1619 Project and why is it so controversial? (themilsource.com) 
   — provides a bullet-point summary of the project and responses

Chapter 5 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/67h5yONBaCo (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/cultural-marxism-imaginary conspiracy-or-revolutionary-reality/
2) https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-rise-of-political-correctness/
3) https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/historical-origin-political-correctness/
4) https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/09/24/college-football-can-help-americans-get-through-current-difficult-times-opinion
5) https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/10/01/ohio-state-professor-undergo-anti-racist-learning-after-writing-article-praising-college-football/
6) https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/09/29/author-apologizes-inside-higher-ed
7) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/college-sports-mean-big-money-black-athletes stand-intersection-risk-n1238450

Chapter 6 video:
https://youtu.be/1FJKQm0TYkw (Pastor Dare’s introduction)

Chapter 7 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/GB9-uSUtobI (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.147.6141&rep=rep1&type=pdf%) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialism-rising-universities-and-radical-profs-helping-steer-leftward-shift-in-politics
2) https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/19/indiana-ag-todd-rokita-critical race-theory-schools-state-education/5171054001/
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd6oPaEXajk&t=413s
4) https://www.acton.org/publications/transatlantic/2018/05/16/catholic-cardinal-karl-marx-source-catholic-social-teaching

Chapter 8 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/1Q1YqanOk7k (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) Sandra L Barnes citation
2) https://www.ezrainstitute.ca/resource-library/articles/what-is-black-liberation-theology/
3) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/kendi-antiracist-antichristian-critical-race-theory/
Helpful video:
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azJh4N69Q5k – Ibram Kendi: Antiracists Fundamentally Reject “Savior Theology” And Embrace Liberation Theology

Chapter 9 videos:
https://youtu.be/EXUHFWwzqxE (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAABuCC96tI – Is Critical Theory Biblical?
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csC81jmf-PY – John Brennan Admits He’s ‘Increasingly Embarrassed to Be a White Male These Days’

Chapter 10 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/1MMZqVakIuY (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
Note: there is a typo in the workbook in the footnotes section. The references there are for chapter 11 but listed under chapter 10 by mistake.

Chapter 11 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/DxSHAYl_n3Q (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ujq4iAgUMw
3) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/20/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot journalists-interviews/5192857001/
4) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/us/dictionary-racism-definition-update-trnd/index.html

Chapter 12 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/xdymDqtJGKw (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://alphanewsmn.com/hopkins-superintendent-system-of-racism-pervades-every-aspect-of-daily-existence/ Watch from 16:00-23:00.
2) https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Hopkins-OCR.pdf

Chapter 13 videos and footnotes:
https://youtu.be/P426mzMG2m8 (Pastor Dare’s introduction)
1) https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herself-as-trained-marxist/
2) https://www.iwf.org/2020/09/22/a-blm-vanishing-act-its-webpage-about-disrupting-the-black-nuclear-family-is-gone/

Chapter 14 video:
https://youtu.be/2aSextxuUw8 (Pastor Dare’s introduction)

Chapter 15 video:
https://youtu.be/yyqjcEPxZxQ (Pastor Dare’s introduction)

Chapter 16 video:
https://youtu.be/aOt9D-W2_fU (Pastor Dare’s introduction)


Recorded Bible study sessions

Play the video here or tap on it to watch on YouTube. Note: these videos are specially marked as private, meaning they are not viewable on the main YouTube channel page. You must have a direct link in order to view the video.

January 9 – Pastor Augustine’s introduction to the study and coverage of Chapter 1 in the workbook
January 16 – Chapter 2 of Christians in a Woke World
January 23 – Christians in a Woke World – Start of Chapter 3
January 30 – Christians in a Woke World – Finished chapter 3
February 6 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 4 (led by Rev. John Fuchs)
February 13 – Christians in a Woke World – More on 1619 Project, start of Chapter 5
February 20 – Christians in a Woke World – More of Chapter 5
February 27 – Christians in a Woke World – completed 5, started chapter 6
March 6 – Christians in a Woke World – Continued Chapter 6
March 13 – Christians in a Woke World – Finished chapter 6, started 7 – Note: the recording glitched and the first few minutes of Pastor’s introduction and opening video were lost.
March 20 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 7 continued
March 27 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 7 and new book on CRT
April 3 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 8
April 10 – Christians in a Woke World – Finished 8, started chapter 9

April 24 – Christians in a Woke World – review and finished chapter 9
May 1 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 10 and start of 11
May 8 – Christians in a Woke World – Comments on Supreme Court document leak and finished chapter 11
May 15 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 12 and start of 13 on BLM
September 18 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 13 and start of 14
September 25 – Christians in a Woke World – Chapter 14
October 2 – Christians in a Woke World – Final Session on Chapters 15 and 16

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