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.Ted Lewis is Executive Director of the International Jacques Ellul Society.Full bio: https://restorativechurch.org/about-ted-lewis/International Jacques Ellul Society: https://ellul.org/The Ellul Forum: https://ellulforum.weebly.com/ Original YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/JIsypT45UVMList of books mentioned:- The Technological Society, by Jacques Ellul- The Secular City, by Harvey Cox- The Empire of Non-sense, by Jacques Ellul- The Humiliation of the Word, by Jacques Ellul- The Ellul Forum- I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, by René Girard- The Space Trilogy, by CS Lewis- The Technological Bluff, by Jacques Ellul- The Technological System, by Jacques Ellul- The Abolition of Man, by CS Lewis- Presence in the Modern World, by Jacques Ellul—Timestamps:00:00:00 - Preview00:01:15 - Intro music00:01:40 - Introduction00:02:40 - Jacques Ellul's warning00:05:40 - Ellul's influences00:06:56 - Biblical images of the city00:09:03 - Ellul's suspicion of imagery00:10:45 - Reconciling the word and image00:12:41 - Ellul: Principalities and powers00:19:10 - Symbol and the lie00:24:55 - The positive Image in Scripture00:31:34 - Ellul now: The Technological Bluff00:37:26 - The Tower of Babel00:41:10 - That Hideous Strength phrase00:43:12 - The divine council00:50:50 - Ted's work and advice in the modern world00:56:17 - Closing words—