Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-290) and index.
Contents:
Reason for being : Ellul's existential epistemology of present -- Community in the present : Marx, institutions, and language -- The dialogue of sign and presence : presence and signification in Ellul's theological ethics -- Crises in communication -- A hopeful, spoken incognito: presence in the postmodern world.
Summary:
"Adopting Ellul's use of 'presence' as a hermeneutical key to understanding his work, the author examines the origins of Ellul's approach to presence in his readings of Kierkegaard and the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, highlights the central role of presence in Ellul's theological ethics, and elucidates a crucial turning point in Ellul's theology following a personal crisis in Ellul's faith and life. Rollison simultaneously calls for renewed engagement wth Ellul's prophetic thought, critically appraises Ellul's dialectical theology and Marxist inheritances, and develops a robustly Protestant approach to theological communication ethics for our time"--Book cover.
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