303 - Ted Lewis - The Technological Society

I sit down with Ted Lewis to discuss the work of Jacques Ellul and his views, on technology, Christianity, civilization, and transpersonal agency.<br />Ted Lewis is Executive Director of the International Jacques Ellul Society.<br />Full bio: https://restorativechurch.org/about-ted-lewis/<br /><br />International Jacques Ellul Society: https://ellul.org/<br /><br />The Ellul Forum: https://ellulforum.weebly.com/ <br /><br />Original YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/JIsypT45UVM<br /><br />List of books mentioned:<br />- The Technological Society, by Jacques Ellul<br />- The Secular City, by Harvey Cox<br />- The Empire of Non-sense, by Jacques Ellul<br />- The Humiliation of the Word, by Jacques Ellul<br />- The Ellul Forum<br />- I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, by René Girard<br />- The Space Trilogy, by CS Lewis<br />- The Technological Bluff, by Jacques Ellul<br />- The Technological System, by Jacques Ellul<br />- The Abolition of Man, by CS Lewis<br />- Presence in the Modern World, by Jacques Ellul<br />—<br />Timestamps:<br />00:00:00 - Preview<br />00:01:15 - Intro music<br />00:01:40 - Introduction<br />00:02:40 - Jacques Ellul's warning<br />00:05:40 - Ellul's influences<br />00:06:56 - Biblical images of the city<br />00:09:03 - Ellul's suspicion of imagery<br />00:10:45 - Reconciling the word and image<br />00:12:41 - Ellul: Principalities and powers<br />00:19:10 - Symbol and the lie<br />00:24:55 - The positive Image in Scripture<br />00:31:34 - Ellul now: The Technological Bluff<br />00:37:26 - The Tower of Babel<br />00:41:10 - That Hideous Strength phrase<br />00:43:12 - The divine council<br />00:50:50 - Ted's work and advice in the modern world<br />00:56:17 - Closing words<br />—<br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON <br />Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos <br />📱 SOCIAL MEDIA <br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld <br />Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau<br /><br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.