Todne Thomas

Prophesy Deliverance! 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In the now classic Prophesy Deliverance! we see Cornel West emerge not only as a famed public philosopher but also as an august teacher. Diligently genealogical, West outlines the architecture of modern white supremacist thought and carefully traces vibrant tributaries of Black thought that respond to and exceed the strictures of oppressive anti-Black structures. Dynamically creative, West synthesizes Black Christian and Marxist traditions to imagine a prophetic Black theology that can reframe liberation in terms of spirited visions of redistributive futures. Because his work models the virtues of deep historical, critical, and constructive analysis, it is an essential and generative classroom text. Because it undertakes a vigorous discussion of some of our nation’s most confounding and powerful idea systems—racism, modernity, economic inequality, and the Afro-Protestant religious imagination—it remains a relevant and important text for us all.”