"The Lord knows our human thoughts; how like a puff of wind they are." (Psalm 94:11)
Let’s see if I can wrap up my notes on Chapter 1 of Jacques Ellul’s Presence in the Modern World. In the last post, we discussed the redemption of time, and how it depends solely on Christian “behavior and preaching.” Ellul concludes the chapter by noting that, if Christians are going to participate in the … Read more
Let’s keep going with Chapter 1 of Ellul’s Presence in the Modern World, because by God, I want to finish it. In the last post – well, let’s see if I can summarize Ellul thus far (and please correct me where I’m wrong): Whew, ok. Does this mean that a Christian can do, willy-nilly, whatever … Read more
Resuming my read-through of Jacques Ellul’s Presence in the Modern World. I got sidetracked for a while with life, vacation, other writings and readings. There is still quite a bit of Chapter 1 to muddle through. In my last post, I mentioned Ellul’s contention that the world is now so interconnected that all of us … Read more
Continuing my read-through of Chapter 1 of Jacques Ellul’s Presence in the Modern World. There’s a lot here. Ellul (perhaps because he was a layperson) is most concerned with the plight of the laity in the modern world, because unlike the clergy, there is no separation between a layperson and the rest of society. “Claiming … Read more