Ellul’s entire sociology (or critical social theory) can be seen as a study of the way the principalities and powers manifest themselves in our world. In a personal correspondence with Marva Dawn, Ellul was asked about his beliefs on the nature of the powers. After asking to be understood in a dialectical fashion, he continues: [...]
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Ellul and the Nature of the Powers
Posted in Ellul, Theology, tagged Ellul, marva dawn, powers, principalities on June 21, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Seven Points
Posted in Ellul, ethics, Theology, tagged Ellul, ethics, marva dawn, yoder on June 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Marva Dawn wrote her doctoral dissertation at Notre Dame under the supervision of John Howard Yoder. Her work, “The Concept of ‘the Principalities and Powers’ in the Works of Jacques Ellul,” is one of the most insightful studies on Ellul available. Drawing specifically from The Presence of the Kingdom, one of Ellul’s earlier and most [...]