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Mar 19, 2021 · Jesus and Marx : from gospel to ideology. by. Ellul, Jacques, 1912-1994. Publication date. 1988. Topics. Communism and Christianity, Ideology, Christentum, Marxismus. Publisher. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans.
In his chapter “Anarchism and Christianity” in the book Jesus and Marx, Ellul writes “The All-Powerful taken as the image of the biblical God is as mistaken as the painting showing God as a bearded old man seated above the clouds.”4Though there is Biblical evidence to support this view of God, there are other ways to think about God that are als...
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Oct 10, 2018 · Along with his good friend, Gabriel Vahanian, Ellul is one of radical theology’s most sociologically oriented thinkers. This chapter begins by covering the ways in which Ellul was influenced by Barth, Kierkegaard, and Marx. It then describes Ellul’s sociological and theological works in depth.
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Our primary focus is to explore the theologically practical politics of a Jesus-centered life and how that way of life may benefit from a critical engagement with anarchist political stances (defined broadly as a commitment to critique of all forms of domination).
As a “good reformed preacher”, Ellul acknowledges his solidarity with his own French reformed tradition, but this does not stop him from the radical renovation that is needed for understanding Romans 12:1-2 which, rightly understood, would enhance such a Christian way of life in France as well.
