An underappreciated aspect of critical race theory (CRT) is its analysis of the intersection of race, law, religion, and spirituality. These topics are of concern to critical race theorists because a complete critique of U.S. law must account for how religion is embedded in the nation’s founding documents and subsequent jurisprudence. Recently, leading scholars have called for a theory that accounts for the codefining quality of race, racism, and religion. I argue that CRT is an appropriate answer to these calls. I demonstrate CRT’s utility by renewing the religion and spirituality-based critique of race law that undergirds early CRT. Then, I discuss the spirituality of CRT, noting its founders’ reliance on Christian tradition and the spiritual claims in its tenets. Finally, I suggest future lines for research and show how CRT speaks to several debates among religious practitioners and academic researchers.

批判种族理论 (CRT) 的一个未被充分认识的方面是它对种族、法律、宗教和灵性交集的分析。这些话题是批判性种族理论家所关心的，因为对美国法律的全面批判必须说明宗教是如何嵌入到国家的建国文件和随后的法理学中的。最近，主要学者呼吁建立一种解释种族、种族主义和宗教的代码定义质量的理论。我认为 CRT 是对这些呼吁的适当回答。我通过更新支持早期 CRT 的宗教和基于灵性的种族法批评来展示 CRT 的实用性。然后，我讨论了 CRT 的灵性，指出其创始人对基督教传统的依赖及其信条中的精神主张。最后，