Before engaging in this weeks discussion, listen to the authors interview, Reviving a Grand Tradition of Black Prophetic Fire on NPRs website. http://www.npr.org/books/authors/138132807/cornel-west
You also will want to review the presentation on West and Rorty:
Attached as a PDF
Once you have completed the above tasks, respond to the following questions:
What are the roles of discernment, connection, and social hope in prophetic leadership?
What do you think about Cornel Wests prophetic leadership? In what ways might this theory be useful to you?
How is his theory of prophetic leadership similar to Richard Rortys theory?
How does Wests focus on race change or add to liberal irony?
