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Jacques Ellul Quotes

Jacques Ellul quotes

French Philosopher January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994

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All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis. Jacques Ellul
We must be convinced that there are no such things as 'Christian principles.' There is the Person of Christ, who is the principle of everything. But if we wish to be faithful to Him, we cannot dream of reducing Christianity to it certain number of principles (though this is often done), the consequences of which can be logically deduced. This tendency to transform the work of the Living God into a philosophical doctrine is the constant temptation of theologians, and also of the faithful, and... Jacques Ellul
If man--if each one of us--abdicates his responsibilities with regard to values; if each one of us limits himself to leading a trivial existence in a technological civilization, with greater adaptation and increasing success as his sole objectives; if we do not even consider the possibility of making a stand against these determinants, then everything will happen as I have described it, and the determinates will be transformed into inevitabilities. Jacques Ellul
No matter what God's power may be, the first aspect of God is never that of the absolute Master, the Almighty. It is that of the God who puts himself on our human level and limits himself. Jacques Ellul
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act. Jacques Ellul
Christians were never meant to be normal. We’ve always been holy troublemakers, we’ve always been creators of uncertainty, agents of dimension that’s incompatible with the status quo; we do not accept the world as it is, but we insist on the world becoming the way that God wants it to be. And the Kingdom of God is different from the patterns of this world. Jacques Ellul
For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived. Jacques Ellul
The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the starting point: the woman whom she knows, and first of all to herself. It is at that level, and at no other, that she ought to begin to think about the world situation. Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul quote: "The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can..."
The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link with one's neighbor. Jacques Ellul
Technique has taken over the whole of civilization. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemization. Jacques Ellul
Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world. Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul quote: "Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation...."
Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible. Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul quote: "Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal,..."
Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a game. Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul quote: "Propaganda begins when dialogue ends. (Quoted by Marshall..."
Propaganda begins when dialogue ends. (Quoted by Marshall McLuhan in McLuhan Hot & Cool) Jacques Ellul
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity. Jacques Ellul

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