Cartea Omul si Banul, in analiza pe care o face raportarii omului la ban - acest idol modern -, are ca punct de pornire cuvintele Bibliei, care abunda in exemple si referiri la problema bogatiei. Devenit instrument de lucru zilnic pentru fiecare dintre noi, iar pentru unii chiar baza unor preocupari si meserii de zi cu zi ani de-a randul, banul, in continua sa metamorfozare ca forma moderna de moneda de schimb sau rezerva de valoare, intinde naturii umane o capcana in care omul e inclinat sa se implice sufleteste ca in orice alta legatura de durata. In relatia sa cu banul, omul modern pare a fi in mare pericol, in masura in care ajunge aproape intotdeauna sa il iubeasca si sa i se supuna, admirator pe de o parte si sclav pe de alta, doua fatete ale aceleiasi monede. Cum s-a ajuns aici si ce ne ramane de facut, iata subiectul foarte serios tratat de Jacques Ellul, un autor pe cat de serios si de temeinic in studiile sale, pe atat de putin cunoscut si de apreciat.
Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, law professor, sociologist, lay theologian, and Christian anarchist. He wrote several books about the "technological society" and the intersection between Christianity and politics, such as Anarchy and Christianity (1991)--arguing that anarchism and Christianity are socially following the same goal.
A philosopher who approached technology from a deterministic viewpoint, Ellul, professor at the University of Bordeaux, authored 58 books and more than a thousand 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 lay theologian, he further explored the religiosity of the technological society.
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