Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. DEDICATION v
3. CONTENTS ix
4. Foreword by Stéphane Douailler xi
5. From My Encounter with Cornel West to the Writing of This Book xv
6. Preface xix
7. Introduction xxxi
8. Part One: The Sources of Engagement
9. Cornel West, a Conceptual and Romantic Character 1
10. The Collusions between Religion and Politics 19
11. Violence in America 45
12. From Revolt to the Elaboration of Rebellious Thought 67
13. Part Two: Poetics, Philosophy, and Ethics of Engagement
14. Blues Thinking 69
15. Prophecy and Philosophy 99
16. Activism and the Poetics of Commitment 119
17. Cornel West: A Figure Worth Following 139
18. Post Scriptum 145
19. Acknowledgments 149
20. References 153
21. Index 157