"The Lord knows our human thoughts; how like a puff of wind they are." (Psalm 94:11)
Continuing in chapter 3 of Presence in the Modern World, Ellul dwells a bit more on the meaning of means, which is “that they are totalitarian. Our civilization is entirely one of means, and means affect every domain. They respect nothing.” There are two angles from which to consider the totalitarianism of means. First, means … Read more
Having declared that “everyday facts” should be approached through the lens of a specifically Christian realism, rather than any nonexistent “Christian principles,” Ellul concludes chapter two by pointing out that this realism must also extend to more than just those “facts.” Christians, as Ellul said earlier, are always in a state of permanent revolution against … Read more