The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul

The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul

54 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1992

A portrait of Jacques Ellul, a French theologian/sociologist & anarchist who first became well-known to American readers with the English publishing of his book The Technological Society in 1964. For Ellul, technique represented an entire way of life characterized by life fragmented so that efficiency ultimately rules over all ethical decisions. Ellul warned that technique was having drastic effects on all aspects of modern life. Many Green Anarchists have cited Ellul's work on technique as influential on their thought.

The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul

54 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1992

The Betrayal by Technology: A Portrait of Jacques Ellul
A portrait of Jacques Ellul, a French theologian/sociologist & anarchist who first became well-known to American readers with the English publishing of his book The Technological Society in 1964. For Ellul, technique represented an entire way of life characterized by life fragmented so that efficiency ultimately rules over all ethical decisions. Ellul warned that technique was having drastic effects on all aspects of modern life. Many Green Anarchists have cited Ellul's work on technique as influential on their thought.
Producers Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), ReRun Producties
Original title Het verraad van de techniek
Directors Roelf Haan, Geerten van Empel
Writers

Cast

Jacques Ellul

as Himself