Critical Theory: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Rev. Dr. Michael Berg

Presentation Description

What is a Christian to make of our current culture? It seems like the world has gone crazy! Itching ears (2 Peter 4:3) seem to believe anything no matter how absurd. We are as polarized as ever, and the threats to stability seem to grow by the minute. It is tempting to become tribal and fall into an “us versus them” attitude, but this is a spirit of timidity (2 Timothy 1:7). This breakout session will explore some of the philosophical underpinnings of our current culture, especially critical theory. We recognize that most movements have some truth to them, but every movement is flawed because we are sinful humans. Therefore, we will discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of our current culture with charity and repentant humility. We will explore these questions with this goal: to declare the gospel as clearly as possible to people of every tribe, language, people, and nation (Revelation 5:9) because only the gospel has the power to save and change hearts (Romans 1:16-17).

Speaker Bio

Rev. Dr. Michael Berg

Rev. Dr. Michael Berg teaches theology at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, Wis. where he teaches courses on Worship, Apologetics, Martin Luther, World Religions, and Christ and Culture. He is the author of Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing (1517), The Baptismal Life (NPH), and an upcoming volume on Worship from 1517. Mike is married to Amanda who teaches at St. Philip’s Lutheran School in Milwaukee. They have three daughters: Abigail (a sophomore at WLC), Noelle (a junior at WLHS), and Sophia (an 8th grader at St. Philip’s).