{"product_id":"cornel-west-9780745624938","title":"Cornel West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book--length study of Cornel West, one of Americaa s foremost public intellectuals.   Outlines the main themes of his thought and discusses all of his major works, which span philosophy, politics, theology and Afrocan America Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Cornel West: The Politics of Redemption \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold and courageous text that insightfully defends the thesis that liberation theology is at the core of West’s synoptic and existentially engaged philosophical corpus. Rejecting a narrow conception of theology, Cowan provides a hermeneutic lens through which to make sense of West’s pragmatist and Marxist leanings, and his prophetic Christianity. This book is a must read.\" \u003ci\u003eGeorge Yancy\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e McAnulty Fellow at Duquesne University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Reading West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Race and American Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Jazz Philosophy: Westian Pragmatism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. 'Prophetic' Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Re-conceptualizing Marxism: West's Radicalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The Multicontextual Public Intellectual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. The Politics of ‘Conversion' West's ‘Love Ethic'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Achieving Democracy: Applying the Love Ethic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion: Creative Tensions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404355871063,"sku":"9780745624938","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745624938.jpg?v=1730486199","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cornel-west-9780745624938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}