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Illusions of Freedom: Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on Technology and the Human Condition

Illusions of Freedom: Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on Technology and the Human Condition


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Contemporary technology has the potential to hinder humanity's attainment of freedom in the opinion of Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul. Both thinkers offer unique perspectives on the impact that they believe technology has had on society in the twentieth century, and they both offer unconventional definitions of the concept of freedom. Shaw compares their views on technology and its impact on freedom, and in doing so allows those who may not be familiar with either of these thinkers to investigate some of their other writing more thoroughly.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Merton and Ellul - Comparative Worldviews 3 Theological Perspective 4 Sociological Perspective 5 Political Perspective 6 Literature 7 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

About the Author :
Jeffrey M. Shaw is an adjunct professor in the General Studies department at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. His publications are in the fields of ethics, theology, and national security. He lives on a small horse farm in Rhode Island with his wife and two daughters.

Review :
"The author's aim is in part to give voice to both men and to open up to the reader further avenues for reflection and inquiry on this concern and on the nature and meaning of life in contemporary society [...] The book opens up the central issues with some thought-provoking sections." -Fiona Gardner, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015 "This is a book that will prove valuable to those seeking to develop a theological ethics of theology." -Eric Stoddart, The Merton Journal, Advent 2015, Vol.22, No.2 "This is a clearly written, thoroughly researched and engaging account of what could be called theologies of technology." -David Lewin, Theology, Vol 118, No. 5, 2015 "There are many gems here, as Shaw traces the attraction of Marxism for both men, and the influence on them of thinkers ranging from Barth to soren Kiekegaard and Aldous Huxley, and on to Karl Marx. This is a book that warrants careful study, not only by those keen to learn more about Ellul and Merton, but by anyone with an interest in the ever burgeoning influence of technology on our society and even our theology." -D. Gareth Jones, Theological Book Review, Vol. 26 No. 2, 2015 "Its impressive scholarship, clarity of exposition, and, above all, its contemporary resonance should secure for this text a readship not just among theologians and sociologists but also among a general public beginning to question a thaumaturgical technology, which exacts a high price for its equivocal boons. I recommended it highly." -James M. Carr, Reviews in Religion and Theology, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2018


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780718893620
  • Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Lutterworth Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 206
  • Weight: 750 gr
  • ISBN-10: 071889362X
  • Publisher Date: 25 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on Technology and the Human Condition
  • Width: 153 mm


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