Understanding Jacques Ellul

Jeffrey P. Greenman is Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Christian Ethics at Wheaton College (IL).Read Mercer Schuchardt is Associate Professor of Communication at Wheaton College (IL).Noah J. Toly is Director of Urban Studies and Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Wheaton College (IL).

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Ellul’s Life and Thought2. Technology and Technique3. Communication: Media, Propaganda, and the Word4. The City and Urbanism5. Politics and Economics6. Scripture7. Ethics8. Ellul as a Christian ScholarKey Events in the Life of Jacques EllulBibliographyIndex

Understanding Jacques Ellul is a useful introduction to the prolific author, who was a sociologist, historian, and a Christian. This book is the first to give equal weight to his secular and Christian views. Given Ellul's voluminous writings, the authors had to be selective, and their choice of topics is excellent.