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Post Woke: Asserting a Biblical Vision of Race, Gender, & Sexuality w/ Neil Shenvi

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Mar 10, 2026
Neil Shenvi, apologist and author with a Ph.D. and scientific research background, critiques critical theory and contemporary cultural trends. He defines wokeness and how it spreads through norms and institutions. He outlines conversational strategies, parenting and workplace approaches, and the role of the gospel in resisting ideological pressures.
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Wokeness Is Critical Theory In Modern Dress

  • Wokeness is the contemporary cultural expression of critical theory, not a passing fad rooted in academia since Marx.
  • Neil Shenvi traces four core ideas: social binary, hegemonic power, lived-experience epistemology, and social justice as dismantling norms.
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Gen Z Trends Mean Wokeness Will Persist

  • Gen Z is significantly more woke with about 30% identifying as LGBTQ+, shaping future professions and institutions.
  • Shenvi warns political shifts can reverse progress; don't assume wokeness is defeated by one election.
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Woke Logic Undermines Social Norms And Merit

  • Wokeness reshapes many institutions by rejecting objective norms, affecting sex, merit, and education.
  • Examples include queer theory, pro-choice framed as intersectional feminism, and erosion of standardized meritocracy.
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