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Christians should be afraid of critical race theory. That\u2019s the message that a number of conservative Christian leaders have shared in recent months. Last fall, the presidents of the five Southern Baptist seminaries issued a statement saying that \u201caffirmation of Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality and any version of Critical Theory\u201d is incompatible with the Baptist Faith and Message, the denomination\u2019s core beliefs. This anxiety made CRT a main focus at the denomination\u2019s recent gathering.\nIn recent years, some evangelicals have identified critical race theory as an ascendent ideology in the church that is fundamentally at odds with Christian faith. This anxiety has been mirrored by many conservatives at large and the debate over this ideology has moved from the previous president\u2019s public disgust of the ideology to state legislature measures that would ban it in schools. All of this comes months after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have once again spurred both conversations about how the church ought to respond to racial injustice but also how the church should discuss this reality. One recurring concern for some Christians: that their fellow believers have adopted the worldview and talking points of critical race theory and Marxism.\nOver time, these charges have been lobbed by Christians at Christians, the latter of whom often feel like this language mischaracterizes the movement, miscasts their efforts, or unfairly shuts down conversations without a hard look at the issues actually at stake.\nD.A. Horton\xa0directs the intercultural studies program at Cal Baptist and serves as associate teaching pastor at The Grove Community Church in Riverside, California. His 2019 book, Intensional, presents a \u201ckingdom\u201d view of ethnic divisions and reconciliation. Horton has written a\xa0four-part series\xa0on Ed Stetzer\u2019s blog, The Exchange, about CRT and Christian missions.\nHorton joined global media manager Morgan Lee and senior news editor Kate Shellnutt to discuss what critical race theory is, why it\xa0unnerves some Christians, and what can be done to help Christians stop talking past each other when it comes to addressing the reality of racial injustice.\nWhat is Quick to Listen? Read more\nRate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\nFollow our hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Kate Shellnutt\nFollow our guest on Twitter: D.A. Horton\nMusic by Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\nThe transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices