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Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xxvi, 286 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-286).

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Diss.--Philosophische Fakultät I--Universität Augsburg, 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-144). / Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, 2008.

The dissertation considers the influence of Jacques Ellul, Martin Heidegger, and Simone Weil on Grant's understanding of technology. Chapters One and Two analyze Ellul's influence on Grant, while Chapter Three examines Heidegger's influence on Grant's understanding of technology. Chapter Four examines the consequences of Grant's ambiguous evaluation of Ellul and Heidegger. Grant's unwillingness to entirely accept either account of technology leads to a tension in which aspects of Ellul 's account of technology are held simultaneously with elements of Heidegger's account. As a way to overcome the tension between these explanations, Grant becomes open to gnostic elements in Weil's theology, which manifest themselves in radical dualism and esoteric wisdom. The purpose of the dissertation is to clarify the significance of Ellul for Grant's thought. Scholars often overlook the extent of Ellul's contribution for Grant's account of technology, particularly in Grant's refinement of concepts such as technological necessity and his critique of liberal ideology. Furthermore, the dissertation seeks to reveal the pliability of Grant's account of technology, which is closely linked to Grant's theological, philosophical, and political judgments. The dissertation suggests that Grant's understanding of technology leads Grant to espouse gnostic elements from Weil's theology (such as radical dualism and esoteric wisdom) as a palliative to the arid technological necessity and moral inarticulacy of technological civilization. The dissertation challenges the scholarly orthodoxy that exists in the interpretation of Grant's work. Through a fresh reading of primary and secondary sources, the dissertation advocates an alternative approach to understanding Grant's thought. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Dans L’espérance oubliée Jacques Ellul parle d’espérance comme à la fois une réponse de la part de l’être humain au silence de Dieu et une « présence éclatante des réalités dernières ». A travers le dialogue avec entre autres Paul Ricoeur et Søren Kierkegaard, en passant par Moltmann, Castelli et André Neher, notre auteur en présente les enjeux de jugement théologique sur notre situation historique, de critique envers la « déréliction » qui habite la société technicienne, et de choix fondamental pour une éthique de liberté et de non-puissance. Notre travail vise non seulement une lecture analytique de la pensée d’Ellul sur l’espérance et de sa réception, mais aussi un examen approfondi de la dialectique interne à la théologie de notre auteur ainsi qu’un travail de mise en perspective de deux axes thématiques : la prophétie et l’eschaton. Notre conviction est que le discours théologique sur l’espérance présenté par Ellul peut apporter des contributions cruciales à la théologie de notre temps. / In Hope in times of abandonment Jacques Ellul talks about hope as a human reaction to God’s silence as well as a “bright presence of the ultimate realities” in the present. Through the dialogue with Paul Ricoeur and Søren Kierkegaard, passing through Moltmann, Castelli and André Neher, our author introduces its challenges: as a theological judgement on our historical situation, a critic to the “abandonment” which inhabits the technological society and a fundamental choice towards an ethics of freedom and of non-power. Our aim is to present not only an analytic reading of Ellul’s statements on hope, but also of the inner dialectic of his theology, leading to a perspective setting upon two main topics: prophecy and eschaton. We are convinced that Jacques Ellul’s theological discourse on hope can bring crucial contributions to the theology of our time.

In this study, I propose through the thought of Jacques Ellul that humanity has perverted the original creation. In doing so, we have constructed what I will call a Counter-Creation; a second creation. In this counter-creation, mankind has replaced the creativity and the fluidity of the original. Along with this I argue in the second chapter that we have socially constructed new gods, which I will call sacred myths. These sacred myths are unquestionable, and hold power over against humanity. In the third chapter, I depart from Ellul, and go beyond his reflections on the vanity of life, on the vanity of socially constructing the world around us. Through the story of Cain and Abel, I propose that in Qoheleth there are two types of vanities in play: One that is unrighteous and one that is righteous. In doing so, I hope to help people recognize their finitude, while not being paralyzed or being tempted to plunge into chaos due to the meaninglessness of life.

Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 1994. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-176).

La technique apporte à l'être humain la puissance ; elle est puissance. Cette considération est d'une importance capitale pour ce mémoire qui se veut une mise en dialogue entre l'Église catholique et le théoricien du système technicien, Jacques Ellul, au sujet des techniques de procréation médicalement assistée (TPMA). D'une part, à ce sujet, nous trouvons un Magistère catholique (dont les textes étudiés vont de 1968 à 2008) condamnant certaines TPMA mais encourageant tout de même la recherche dans ce domaine. D'autre part, durant la même période, Ellul affirme qu'il y a corrélation entre les différentes techniques (mécaniques, politiques, économiques, etc.) qui forment, désormais, un système emprisonnant l'humain dans une logique d'efficacité. Cette recherche propose d'abord une analyse de la technique selon Jacques Ellul afin de comparer ce concept à la réalité concrète de la procréation assistée au Québec et d'évaluer la similitude entre ces techniques particulières et la théorie du système technicien. Ensuite, nous proposons une analyse du discours de l'Église catholique afin d'en relever des critères qui distinguent les techniques licites de celles qui sont illicites en se fondant sur une anthropologie théologique. Les mouvements philosophiques et théologiques se rencontrent finalement dans un dialogue composé des différentes thématiques émergeant des analyses : l'autonomie de l'humain et de la technique, la fragilité, l'eugénisme, la liberté, la gratuité, le naturel et l'artificiel. Les points de vue de l'Église catholique et de Jacques Ellul semblaient d'abord diverger au sujet de la technique. Cependant, par ces thématiques, nous trouvons qu'un dialogue est non seulement possible mais qu'il devient fécond pour ce sujet de la procréation assistée, et pour beaucoup plus. En effet, une nouvelle considération émerge, plus profonde, et qui pourrait remettre en question nos choix civilisationnels souvent techniciens. / Technique brings power to the human being; it is power. This issue is of paramount importance for this thesis, which is intended to be a dialogue between the Catholic Church and the theorist of the technological system, Jacques Ellul, on the topic of assisted reproductive technologies. On the one hand, we find a Catholic Magisterium (whose texts studied range from 1968 to 2008) which condemns certain techniques but encourages research in this field. On the other hand, during the same period, Ellul affirmed that there is a correlation between the various techniques (mechanical, political, economic, etc.) which form a system that imprisons the human being in a logic of efficiency. This research starts with an analysis of the concept of technique in the thought of Jacques Ellul and compares it to the concrete reality of medically assisted procreation in Quebec. It then evaluates the similarity between these techniques and the theory of the technical system. Next, we propose an analysis of the Magisterium of the Church to identify the criteria that distinguish licit from illicit techniques on the basis of theological anthropology. These philosophical and theological approaches are brought together in a dialogue about the different themes that emerge from the analyses: the autonomy of the human being and of technology, fragility, eugenics, freedom, gratuitousness, the natural and the artificial. The Catholic Church and Jacques Ellul seem at first to be at odds on the subject of technique. However, we find that a dialogue is not only possible, but proves more than fruitful for the study of assisted reproduction. Indeed, a new issue emerges which could call into question the often-technical choices of our civilisation.