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THE NEW DEMONS
by Ellul, Jacques
One of the most thoughtful philosophers to
approach technology from a deterministic viewpoint, Ellul,
professor at the University of Bordeaux, authored some 40 books
and hundreds of articles over his lifetime, the dominant theme of
which has been the threat to human freedom and Christian faith created by modern technology. His constant concern has been the
emergence of a "technological tyranny" over humanity. As
a philosopher and theologian, he further explored the religiosity
of the technological society.
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Five Fires: Race, Catastrophe, and the Shaping of California
In this wholly original study, cultural historian and critic David Wyatt uses the story of fire to tell the story of California. Wyatt focuses this "catastrophic history" of his native state on five events that swept through California, altering its physical and political landscape and the way both were represented in art and literature.
Wyatt begins with the accidental importation and spread of the wild oat in the 1770s, a process that had its human counterpart in the Spanish invaders. He then explores the impact of four other significant events: the Gold Rush, the 1906 earthquake and fire, the post-World War II defense-industry boom, and the "fire of race" that erupted in Watts in 1965.
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THE ANGLO-SAXONS
by WILSON,DAVID
Anglo-Saxons name
given to the Germanic-speaking peoples who settled in England after
the decline of Roman rule there. They were first invited by the Celtic
King Vortigern , who needed help fighting the Picts and Scots. The Angles (Lat. Angli ), who are mentioned in Tacitus' Germania, seem to have come
from what is now Schleswig in the later decades of the 5th cent. Their
settlements in the eastern, central, and northern portions of the
country were the foundations for the later kingdoms known as East
Anglia , Mercia , and Northumbria |
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Violence: Reflections From a Christian Perspective
by Ellul, Jacques
Ellul saw the power of the media as another example of
technology exerting control over human destiny. As a mechanism of
change, the media are almost invariably manipulated by special
interests, whether of the market or the state. Using the term
propaganda to address both political and commercial communication,
Ellul wrote:It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of
propaganda techniques on a societal scale. The orchestration of press,
radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total
environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually unnoticed
precisely because it creates a constant environment. Mass media
provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of
the technological society
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