ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 presents the second set of material included in this book: critical theories about other identity elements. The author begins by analyzing and comparing critical race theory and Latina and Latino Critical Theory, using them as contrasting demonstrations of how previous critical theories have incorporated religion. For each, she presents any material connecting to the same four elements of a potential third-wave critical theory on religious identity developed and used in Chapter 2. The purpose of this is to point out where the theories may or may not already suffice at addressing the existing concerns around a critical analysis of religious identity. The author then looks at other theories that make mention of religion, spirituality, beliefs, and worldview, analyzing them in the same way. She is thus able to demonstrate how each piece succeeds or fails at religious criticalism. Chapter 3 concludes with a synthesis of these findings, allowing the author to make a case for how Critical Religious Pluralism Theory (CRPT) could transform criticalism. It also enables her to draw specific conclusions about how CRPT itself should be shaped based on lessons from previous critical theories.
