My name is Neil Shenvi. Whether you’re a Christian seeking a better understanding of the Neil718headshotevidence for Christianity, an agnostic who isn’t sure what he believes, or a committed atheist, I hope you’ll find this site helpful.
About me:
I grew up in Delaware and attended Princeton University as an undergraduate where I worked on high-dimensional function approximation with Professor Herschel Rabitz. I became a Christian in Berkeley, CA where I did my PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at UC – Berkeley with Professor Birgitta Whaley. The subject of my PhD dissertation was quantum computation, including topics in quantum random walks, cavity quantum electrodynamics, spin physics, and the N-representability problem. From 2005-2010, I worked as a postdoctoral associate with Prof. John Tully at Yale where I did research into nonadiabatic dynamics, electron transfer, and surface science. I moved down to Durham in 2010 to do research into nonadiabatic dynamics and electronic structure theory with professor Weitao Yang at Duke University.
A list of my publications can be found here.
A few days after arriving in Durham, I had a seizure caused by an undiagnosed 5cm brain tumor between my cerebellum and occipital lobe. By God’s grace, the emergency surgery was a success and I’ve been healthy ever since.
In 2015, I quit my job at Duke to homeschool my four children, although I still fiddle with quantum mechanics now and then for fun. In addition to my duties as the principal of the South Durham Academy for Math and Science (also known as Daddy Academy), I tutor the Master’s class at our local Classical Conversations homeschool co-op. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, weight-lifting, and video games.
Neil Shenvi has been a guest on 8 episodes.
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Christian Nationalism with Neil Shenvi and William Wolfe
Episode | February 28th, 2023 | Season 4 | 1 hr 17 mins
In this episode, Seth hosts a spirited dialogue between Neil Shenvi and William Wolfe on the subject of whether or not Christians should advocate Christian Nationalism.
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Marxism, Slavery, and Critical Theory Q&A with Neil Shenvi and Samuel Sey
Episode | July 20th, 2020 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 21 mins
Join us for an incredible Q&A session with Dr. Neil Shenvi and Samuel Sey as we discuss Critical Race Theory in the church, racial reconciliation, slavery, reparations, and much more.
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Overview on Critical Race Theory with Dr. Neil Shenvi
Episode | June 19th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 13 mins
Seth and Neil go in-depth on Critical Race Theory.
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Forum on Race: Critical Theory with Dr. Neil Shenvi
Episode | June 15th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 50 mins
Join us for a special open forum with special guest Dr. Neil Shenvi on Critical Race Theory, current events, and a Q&A with the audience.
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Tips on Homeschooling During Coronavirus
Episode | April 1st, 2020 | Season 2 | 34 mins 30 secs
Special Guest Neil Shenvi returns to the Freemind podcast to give us some homeschooling tips and strategies to use during Coronavirus and for anyone interested in homeschooling!
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Are White Evangelicals White Supremacists?
Episode | April 15th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 3 mins
In this episode we are joined by Neil Shenvi as we discuss the recent controversial interview Ekemini Uwan gave at the Sparrow Women’s Conference in Dallas, Texas. The main topic of the talk was on the nature of “whiteness.” We analyze her position and offer some critiques.
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Social Justice, Critical Theory, and the Bible with Neil Shenvi - Part 2
Episode | March 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 55 mins 27 secs
In this episode we interview Apologist Neil Shenvi. We discuss the modern Social Justice movement, its underlying ideological foundation known as Critical Theory, and how it is impacting our culture and the Church.
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Social Justice, Critical Theory, and the Bible with Neil Shenvi - Part 1
Episode | February 25th, 2019 | Season 1 | 45 mins 28 secs
In this episode we interview Apologist Neil Shenvi. We discuss the modern Social Justice movement, its underlying ideological foundation known as Critical Theory, and how it is impacting our culture and the Church.