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Ellul's biblically based sociology is today furnishing the matter for a large and growing group of social protestants, particularly in the United States. Jacques Ellul (1912-1994), a French sociologist and lay theologian, was Professor Emeritus of Law and of the History and Sociology of Institutions at the University of Bordeaux. 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He argues cogently for a crucial distinction between religion, based on a faith that is nothing more than a reflection of our own circumstances and consciousness, and genuine Christian Faith, which concerns itself primarily with revelation. Such a Living Faith, he points out, is an open, honest, courageous response to a divine disclosure of the Wholly Other God that impels us beyond comfortable answers to see everything in a light which is not that of reason, experience, or common sense. Endorsements: Disquieting yet optimistic . . . . Ellul distinguishes between the authentic and inauthentic manifestations of Christian faith and points the way toward a solid foundation for personal and social renewal. --Spiritual Life Stimulating and provocative . . . compels us to reflect on the current state of 'faith' and the condition of our own faith and belief. --The Christian Century In the midst of darkness Ellul bears witness, in a highly self-critical form, to 'the specificity, the unique and irreplaceable character of the Christian faith  which] gives a point-by-point answer to our excesses and our misery.' -- New Oxford Review About the Contributor(s): Jacques Ellul (1912-1994), a French sociologist and lay theologian, was Professor Emeritus of Law and of the History and Sociology of Institutions at the University of Bordeaux. 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