Jacques Ellul
Laypeople of the World, Unite (I Mean, Unite Two Opposing Concepts and Hold Them in Tension)
The layperson is where the church connects with the world, but instead we choose to compartmentalize our faith.
Presence in the Modern World
Jacques Ellul
We Cannot Solve Sin's Consequences by Human Means
"On the one hand, we cannot make this world less sinful; on the other, we cannot accept it as it is."
Jacques Ellul
Sin & Scandal
Ellul: Christians try to overcome the "scandal" of living in a sinful world by either compartmentalizing their faith away from it, or attempting to "Christianize" everything and make it seem less sinful.
Jacques Ellul
Salt, Light, Sheep
Christians only have one job, according to Jacques Ellul. (The first of what turned out to be a multi-year marathon of noting my way through Ellul's Presence.)