Berkley Center

This book chapter by Senior Fellow Andrew Prevot re-examines Cornel West's writing on "Nihilism in Black America" in the context of the Movement for Black Lives and the rise of of Afropessimist theory as well as through the lens of Christian mystical theology, arguing for the nihilism-defeating power of divine love. It was published in Prophetic Leadership and Visionary Hope: New Essays on the Work of Cornel West, edited by Barbara Hill.