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A review by dlwaugh
Critical Race Theory, An Introduction by Richard Delgado
3.0
This certainly won't rise to the level of an actual review, but here are a few thoughts.
First, the book is a helpful introduction to the topic. I've hear CRT thrown around a lot recently, often in a dismissive tone (i.e. "oh, that's just CRT. You can't buy into that as a Christian!"). I didn't have a firm grasp on what CRT entailed, and feared those who dismissed it didn't either. So, this book was helpful.
But, second, the book feels dated. It was written twenty years ago as an intro, and so a lot of thought has been done and the movement has, no doubt evolved. So, I feel I have more reading to do on current trends and thought development. And, as an introduction, I didn't feel I had access to how the theory developed logically, just a chronicle of key assertions, etc.
On the whole, I think there are good insights intermingled with dangerous assumptions and errors. To accept or reject wholesale is equally problematic.
First, the book is a helpful introduction to the topic. I've hear CRT thrown around a lot recently, often in a dismissive tone (i.e. "oh, that's just CRT. You can't buy into that as a Christian!"). I didn't have a firm grasp on what CRT entailed, and feared those who dismissed it didn't either. So, this book was helpful.
But, second, the book feels dated. It was written twenty years ago as an intro, and so a lot of thought has been done and the movement has, no doubt evolved. So, I feel I have more reading to do on current trends and thought development. And, as an introduction, I didn't feel I had access to how the theory developed logically, just a chronicle of key assertions, etc.
On the whole, I think there are good insights intermingled with dangerous assumptions and errors. To accept or reject wholesale is equally problematic.