We need people with the wisdom and understanding and ability to make us uncomfortable so as to help us think outside of what we think we know. Jacques Ellul was one such brother who was able to do that for me.
These two quotes are taken from a book review that appeared in Christianity today.
"Ellul 'takes everything away' from us. He removes our commonplaces and securities, destroys our idols, crutches, and supports, ruthlessly strips away our justifications, and attacks our conformity to the world and lack of faith in Christ. Both through sociological criticism and through biblical exposition, he leaves us no way out, with the exits sealed off, with no hope"
"But wait! Ellul gives it all back with what can only be described as an inspiring vision of hope and freedom. … This approach exemplifies, on the level of contemporary Christian ethical discourse, the pattern of' leaving all, "hating all,' and embarking on the path of radical discipleship to Jesus Christ that is repeatedly given in the Gospels."
You can read the entire article here.
1 comments:
Good words here, Kent!
I want to be one of those thinkers.
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