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.
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