A film of the November 2014 historic Dialogue on a question of great importance in today's world between the Revolutionary Christian Cornel West and the Revolutionary Communist Bob Avakian.
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BOB AVAKIAN, a Revolutionary Communist,
is the Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. He came alive as a revolutionary in the 1960s. Since then he has given his heart and knowledge to serving the cause of revolution and the emancipation of humanity, and has consistently taken responsibility for leading the revolutionary movement — theoretically and practically. He is an innovative and critical thinker who has brought forward a new synthesis of communism.
CORNEL WEST, a Revolutionary Christian,
is widely recognized as one of the most important and provocative public intellectuals of our time. A prolific writer and lecturer, West is Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York. A champion for the oppressed, West's writing, speaking and teaching draw inspiration from and weave together the Christian and Black prophetic traditions, radical democracy and jazz,
R&B and hip hop.
WHAT IS IN THE FILM
- A substantive presentation by Bob Avakian on the theme of REVOLUTION AND RELIGION: The Fight for Emancipation and the Role of Religion.
- A stirring response by Dr. Cornel West — a moral indictment and a call to conscience.
- Followed by a spirited, thought-provoking conversation responding to 10 questions from the audience.
PRODUCED BY:
The Bob Avakian Institute
www.thebobavakianinstitute.org
Revolution Books
146 West 26th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001
212.691.3345
www.revolutionbooksnyc.org
The website www.revcom.us is the home of Revolution, the newspaper that brings alive a scientific understanding of the world and how revolution is the solution to the horrors of today. It is where people can meet and find the works of Bob Avakian – who has developed a new synthesis of communism – a viable vision and strategy for a radically new, and much better, society and world, and the leadership to bring that into being. At revcom.us people can find and connect with the Revolutionary Communist Party that BA leads and learn why without such a party there can be no revolution. And, revcom.us is where people connect with and learn how the movement for revolution is leading struggle on key fronts – applying the strategic approach of fighting the power, and transforming the people, for revolution: to stop mass incarceration; to end pornography, patriarchy and the war on women; to oppose imperialist wars; and to fight the devastation of the environment. All of this is how the revolution today is hastening and preparing for the time when we can go for the whole thing, with a real chance to win.