Theology and Technique: Toward an Ethic of Non-Power
Ebook
Theology and Technique is a posthumous, incomplete volume drafted in the 1970s that nevertheless constitutes a significant addition to the Ellul corpus. Working from Jacques Ellul's original outline, a collaborative team including three of Ellul's children, a grandson, and Ellul scholars has assembled previous partial publications that Ellul himself approved for eventual incorporation along with relevant unpublished essays and notes into a book which throws the relationship between Ellul's radical theology and sociological critique into fresh perspective. Frederic Rognon contributes an especially insightful general introduction. The translation by Christian Roy is a model of rendering the complexities of the French original into English. This latest Ellul publication will be essential to any serious attempt to appreciate the scope and depth of Ellul's Christian engagement with the challenges of the contemporary world.
“The challenge of technique or technology is a central theme in Jacques Ellul’s theology. This volume is a necessary addition to the Ellul corpus for anyone who wishes a full appreciation of his thought.”
—Carl Mitcham, author of Theology and Technology
“The keystone of Jacques Ellul’s whole work, this posthumous edition of Theology and Technique gives us the genuine meaning of the dialectics between his sociology and his theology. It shows the way of an ethic of Non-Power to understand how to live as Christians in the technological society today. Very stimulating!”
—Frédéric Rognon, professor of philosophy, University of Strasbourg
“This remarkable text helps us piece together Jacques Ellul’s life project of thinking theologically about the social and historical reality he called Technique. I commend Christian Roy’s careful translation of the 2014 French edition, which includes Frédéric Rognon’s masterful introduction summarizing Ellul’s enduring contribution. This is essential reading for anyone wanting to think theologically about technology today, informed by the voice of Jacques Ellul.”
—Matthew Prior, tutor and lecturer in ethics, St. Mellitus College
- Title: Theology and Technique: Toward an Ethic of Non-Power
- Authors: Jacques Ellul, David W. Gill, Christian Roy, Yves Ellul, Frédéric Rognon
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725259799, 9781725259775, 172525977X, 9781725259782, 1725259788, 1725259796
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725259799
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-01T01:05:52Z
Jacques Ellul (1912–94) was a French law professor, social theorist, and lay theologian, teaching at the University of Bordeaux, France. Among his fifty-eight published books and writings, his best-known works include The Technological Society, Propaganda, Presence in the Modern World, and The Humiliation of the Word.