Prophesy Deliverance Book Review: Cornel West and Charles Long, 1982

Book review, Prophesy Deliverance. Cornell West and Charles Long, reviewers

West, Cornel
Long, Charles

1982

1980-1989

In this audio recording, Cornel West presents the central aim and theological underpinnings of his book Prophesy Deliverance. During his presentation, he discusses the serious need for social theory in Black theology. After his presentation, Charles Long gives a critical response. In his response he discusses the imperialistic structure behind western epistemology. A question and answer period follows Longs response.

African American scholars
African Americans--Religion
Philosophy and religion

sound recording

audio/mpeg

audiotapes

Society for the Study of Black Religion Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:120

00:48:54

00:00:03 An unidentified man calls the session to order and introduces Charles Long.
00:01:10 Charles Long introduces the book by Cornel West.
00:2:10 Cornel West introduces his book Prophesy Deliverance, and its central aim and philosophical underpinnings. He discusses the African American in the modern world and DuBoiss double consciousness.
00:09:28 West talks about going back as to look at why it is not until 1685 that the notion of race as a way of dividing humanity comes into existence.
00:11:01 He talks about one of the major limitations of Black theology, claiming the inability to take seriously the need for a social theory that attempts to account for the various forms of oppression in the Afro-American experience not only in terms of race, but economic exploitation of Black working class.
00:13:18 Talks about the lack of the tragic element in prophetic religious thought.
00:16:07 Charles Long responds to Cornel Wests presentation. He talks about the general context of Cornel Wests book. He states Cornels book is a radical critique.
00:21:38 Talks about how Black thinkers need to know thought in order to get in the game.
00:23:59 Talks about imperialistic structure behind epistemology.
00:31:58 Questions and answers.
00:48:54 Audio ends.

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

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