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Jacques Ellul (/ ɛ ˈ l uː l /; French:; January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor.Noted as a Christian anarchist, Ellul was a longtime Professor of History and the Sociology of Institutions on the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences at the University of Bordeaux.A prolific writer, he authored more than 60 books and more than 600 ...
Jacques Ellul (born January 6, 1912, Bordeaux, France—died May 19, 1994, Bordeaux) was a French political and social scientist, Protestant theologian, and philosopher of technology, best known for his critical analysis of what he called “technique,” which he defined (in La Technique: ou, l’enjeu du siècle [1954; The Technological Society]) as “the totality of methods rationally ...
A Biography of Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) by Patrick Chastenet. Jacques Ellul adhered to the maxim “think globally, act locally” throughout his life. He often said that he was born in Bordeaux by chance on January 6, 1912, but that it was by choice that he spent almost all his academic career there.
Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago is the host of the IJES Conference, July 11-13, 2024. We commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jacques Ellul’s The Technological Society (and the 60th for the English edition). It is fitting that we revisit Ellul’s magnum opus with fresh eyes and critical engagement in our technologically obsessed era.
Jacques Ellul, né le 6 janvier 1912 à Bordeaux et mort le 19 mai 1994 à Pessac, est un historien du droit, sociologue et théologien protestant libertaire français . Professeur d' histoire du droit, surtout connu comme penseur de la technique et de l' aliénation au XXe siècle, il est l’auteur d’une soixantaine de livres (la plupart ...
