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One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) was a French law professor, sociologist, lay theologian, and self-described “Christian anarchist.” Collecting Ellul’s lectures on the Bible, On Being Rich and Poor contains his prescient meditations on some of the most important theological questions of the modern age. In this volume, a follow-up to the Ellul lectures collected in On Freedom, Love, and Power, Ellul asks how it is that Christianity can justify abandoning the poorest, weakest, and most vulnerable members of society, depriving the next generation of a liveable future, and participating in an unprecedented wave of environmental destruction.In these talks, Ellul observes that some of the harshest language in the Jewish and Christian Bibles is reserved for those who are rich and powerful, and thus able to bend others to their will. Through his analysis of the prophetic vision of Amos and the epistle of James, Ellul exposes the gap between the principles of Christian life and the practices of the modern world. Critiquing a world that values domination over collaboration, he offers an alternative path.Transcribed from the original recordings and translated by Willem H. Vanderburg, a student and long-time colleague of Ellul’s, On Being Rich and Poor is an unprecedented look at how one of the twentieth century’s foremost thinkers grappled with some of today’s most challenging issues.
Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.
Translator’s IntroductionPart 1: AmosChapter 1: Introduction to AmosChapter 2: The Prophecies Against the Six Surrounding NationsChapter 3: The Prophecies Against Judah and IsraelThe Prophecy Against JudahThe Prophecy Against IsraelIsrael’s PunishmentChapter 4: Intertwining Themes…OverviewThe Role of ProphecyThe CrimesThe PunishmentsChapter 5: God’s Pedagogy and the Evolving RevelationOverviewThe Five ScourgesGod’s PedagogyGod Awaits His PeopleChapter 6: Justice and Related ThemesOverviewJusticeThe Power of GodGod’s AppealChapter 7: The Five VisionsOverviewThe Five VisionsVision and the Word Chapter 8: Confronting the Religious Establishment, and the Silence of GodOverviewThe Quarrel with the High Priest of BethelThe Silence of GodChapter 9: ReconciliationOverviewIsrael in HistoryIsrael from an Eschatological PerspectivePart 2: The Letter of JamesChapter 10: Introduction to JamesChapter 11: Overview of the Christian LifeTo All PeopleLife as a Test of Who We AreMoney as a TestBeginning a New LifeThe Word and the New LifeChapter 12: The OtherLife without Religion?Life as the Practice of FaithChapter 13: The WordOur WordsWisdom, Intelligence, Words and LiesChapter 14: Life in the WorldWhat Is the World?The World and DefilementThe World of Judgements and PlanningChapter 15: To Whom or What do we Belong?The World of the RichDivided LoyaltiesChapter 16: Our Christian Lives TogetherPostscript: The Poverty and Riches of Jews and ChristiansThe Flesh, the Law and the SpiritGods StrategyLove and JusticeGrafted Onto the Jewish TreeNotes
‘This is the second volume of a fascinating, fruitful project undertaken by Willem Vanderburg… It is certainly impressive, and among the many theological commentaries written by Ellul, one of the most winsome and accessible.’- Brian Brock (European Journal of Theology, vol 26:02:2017)
