On Being Rich and Poor: Christianity in a Time of Economic Globalization - Couverture rigide

Ellul, Jacques

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1442648546 ISBN 13 : 9781442648548

Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Jacques Ellul (1912--1994) was a French law professor, sociologist, lay theologian, and self-described "Christian anarchist." Collecting Ellul's lectures on the Bible, On Being Rich and Poor contains his prescient meditations on some of the most important theological questions of the modern age. In this volume, a follow-up to the Ellul lectures collected in On Freedom, Love, and Power, Ellul asks how it is that Christianity can justify abandoning the poorest, weakest, and most vulnerable members of society, depriving the next generation of a liveable future, and participating in an unprecedented wave of environmental destruction.In these talks, Ellul observes that some of the harshest language in the Jewish and Christian Bibles is reserved for those who are rich and powerful, and thus able to bend others to their will. Through his analysis of the prophetic vision of Amos and the epistle of James, Ellul exposes the gap between the principles of Christian life and the practices of the modern world. Critiquing a world that values domination over collaboration, he offers an alternative path.Transcribed from the original recordings and translated by Willem H. Vanderburg, a student and long-time colleague of Ellul's, On Being Rich and Poor is an unprecedented look at how one of the twentieth century's foremost thinkers grappled with some of today's most challenging issues.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Willem H. Vanderburg is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, where he was the founding director of the Centre for Technology and Social Development. He was a NATO post-doctoral fellow under Jacques Ellul from 1973 to 1978 at the University of Bordeaux.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1442648546
• ISBN 13: 9781442648548
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296