Abstract
This article offers reflections on Cornel West’s "Prophesy Deliverance! An Afro-American Is there a word from the Lord?" Revolutionary Christianity. This essay considers the various expressions of Black Pentecostalism within the analytical lens of Professor West’s Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity; consequently, this paper proffers responses to several issues, namely, how do the various Black Pentecostalisms show up as radical agents of Black human identity, liberation, and theology? How can the various Black Pentecostalisms critically engage the Black American predicament by creating community across religious identities? How can various Black Pentecostalisms develop a robust prophetic discourse featuring a pneumatological critique of the prevailing threats to Black life, dignity, and personhood? How might the various Black Pentecostalisms valorize Black culture as inextricably linked to its doctrines, affections, and practices?