Is DEI Compatible with Christianity? Neil Shenvi Answers | Theological with Shabbos Kestenbaum

Is wokeness just politics — or is it actually a religion? And what does Christianity have to say about DEI, critical race theory, and social justice?

In this episode of Theological, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Neil Shenvi — PhD in theoretical chemistry from UC Berkeley, Christian apologist, and co-author of Critical Dilemma — for one of the most intellectually rigorous conversations the show has ever had.

Neil isn't a politician or a pundit. He's a scientist who homeschools his kids and has spent years studying the theological and philosophical roots of critical theory, woke ideology, and the social justice movement. And his conclusion is clear: critical theory and Christianity are fundamentally incompatible.

In this episode, Shabbos and Neil explore:

What critical theory actually is — and where it really comes from

Why DEI fractures society along racial and gender lines, while Christianity unites

The difference between biblical social justice and critical theory's version

Whether white guilt and original sin are actually the same thing — and why they're not

What Christianity offers that critical theory can never provide

Why 1 in 4 Gen Zers identifying as LGBTQ means wokeness is far from dead

Is Jesus a socialist? What the Bible actually says about wealth, poverty, and government

Why the word "equity" doesn't mean what most people think it means

The Tower of Babel, Pentecost, and what the Bible really says about diversity

Why Christians should care about actual racism — and why critical race theory makes it worse

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