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The fact of knowing how to read is nothing the whole point is knowing what to read.

The propagandist naturally cannot reveal the true intentions of the principal for whom he acts... Th...

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The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link with one's neighbor...

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If man--if each one of us--abdicates his responsibilities with regard to values; if each one of us l...

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The Technological Society

For when man is faced with a curse he answers, "I'll take care of my problems." And he puts everythi...

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The Meaning of the City

No matter what God's power may be, the first aspect of God is never that of the absolute Master, the...

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Anarchy and Christianity

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social...

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Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of creation. It makes history possible.

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological s...

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Jacques Ellul

Philosopher

Born: 1912-01-06

Died: 1994-05-19

Jacques Ellul (6 January 1912 – 19 May 1994) was a French philosopher, law professor, sociologist, lay theologian, and Christian anarchist.More