Recognizing Christian Complexity and Secular Privilege in Higher Education: A Response to Recent Christian Privilege Arguments

Abstract

Although scholars have recognized the problem of Christian privilege (CP) in higher education, their arguments contain two major problems. First, they often fail to acknowledge the diverse experience and outlook of different Christian groups regarding privilege. Second, there is a failure to acknowledge secular privilege. This paper demonstrates these problems and maintains that CP arguments that fail to acknowledge these points weaken the case for justice toward worldviews. Thus, educators need to take into account these points if they want to commit to creating the structures and conditions by which a just form of pluralism can flourish in higher education.