The self-portrait of a fundamental 20th-century thinker emerges in these transcripts of interviews with French historian and social critic Jacques Ellul. Unique insight into the details of Ellul's personal life accompany thought-provoking commentary on the origins and development of his beliefs and theories. The religious, technological, and sociological analyses of the modern world that Ellul made famous are discussed in this glimpse into his life and work.
Jacques Ellul was a professor at the University of Bordeaux. He is the author of Propaganda, The Subversion of Christianity, and The Technological Society. William H. Vanderburg is the director of the Center for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Growth of Minds and Cultures and The Labyrinth of Technology.
The self-portrait of a fundamental 20th-century thinker emerges in these transcripts of interviews with French historian and social critic Jacques Ellul. Unique insight into the details of Ellul's personal life accompany thought-provoking commentary on the origins and development of his beliefs and theories. The religious, technological, and sociological analyses of the modern world that Ellul made famous are discussed in this glimpse into his life and work.
Jacques Ellul was a professor at the University of Bordeaux. He is the author of Propaganda, The Subversion of Christianity, and The Technological Society. William H. Vanderburg is the director of the Center for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Growth of Minds and Cultures and The Labyrinth of Technology.