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Jacques Ellul ( / ɛˈluːl /; French: [ɛlyl]; 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.
Jacques Ellul, French social scientist, theologian, and philosopher of technology, best known for his critical analysis of what he called ‘technique,’ or the ‘totality of methods rationally arrived at and having absolute efficiency (for a given stage of development) in every field of human activity.’.
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.
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 .
The Technological Society is a book on the subject of technique by French philosopher, theologian and sociologist Jacques Ellul. Originally published in French in 1954, it was translated into English in 1964.
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.
