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In this, his premiere work, Cornel West challenges African Americans to consider the incorporation of Marxism into their theological perspectives, thereby adopting the mindset that it is class more so than race that renders one powerless in America. His work reflects political and cultural perspectives borne out of his own formative life experiences. Decades later, his arguments continue to capture the theological imagination of many and influence the critical engagement of generations of scholars.
In this fortieth anniversary edition, West invites six prominent scholars—whose respective work are grounded in various aspects of black political, cultural, and theological thought—into dialogue with this work, each writing one chapter plus a foreword by Jonathan Lee Walton. Continuing and expanding on the revolutionary discourses that West introduced in the first published work, each new essay provides nuanced lens for thinking about movements of liberation in today's African American communities.
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About Cornel West
Cornel West is a philosopher, academic,
activist, author, actor, critic, and prominent member of the Democratic
Socialists of America. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his
PhD at Princeton University. The author of numerous books and articles, he is
best known for his three New York Times bestsellers
Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and Rich and
the Rest of Us, co-authored with Tavis Smiley, as well as his memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
He appears frequently on the Bill Maher
Show, Colbert Report, CNN, and C-Span; he has also appeared in over twenty-five
documentaries and films, including Examined
Life, Call & Response, Sidewalk, and Stand.
About Diontae Black
James Fouhey is an actor and narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than forty audiobooks across a variety of genres, including science fiction, romance, young adult fiction, and children’s fiction.