
Jacques Ellul
A Companion to His Major Works
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published on 13. April 2020
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Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-62564-914-0 (ISBN)
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Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was Professor of the History and Sociology of Institutions at the University of Bordeaux. A sociologist, historian, and Protestant lay theologian, Ellul is primarily known for his writings on technology, propaganda, and Christian anarchism. He influenced a wide array of thinkers including Ivan Illich, William Stringfellow, Thomas Merton, Paul Virilio, and Neil Postman. In this book, Jacob Van Vleet and Jacob Marques Rollison guide readers through Ellul's most influential theological and sociological writings. By understanding Ellul's primary works, readers will be able to clearly grasp his social theory and theological ethics, profiting from his deep insight and prophetic wisdom.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
217 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62564-914-0 (9781625649140)
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Persons
Jacob E. Van Vleet is Professor of Philosophy at Diablo Valley College in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of Dialectical Theology and Jacques Ellul (2014) and editor of Jacques Ellul: Essential Spiritual Writings (2016).
Jacob Marques Rollison is an independent scholar living in Strasbourg, France. He is the author of A New Reading of Jacques Ellul: Presence and Communication in the Postmodern World (2020). He has recently translated Ellul's two-volume ethical treatise, To Will & To Do.""