Jacques Ellul (1912–1994) French sociologist, technology critic, and Christian anarchist
Source: The Ethics of Freedom (1973 - 1974), p. 398
“It seems to me that the free man, i.e., the man freed in Christ, ought to take parts in all movements that aim at human freedom.”
Source: The Ethics of Freedom (1973 - 1974), p. 398
Context: It seems to me that the free man, i. e., the man freed in Christ, ought to take parts in all movements that aim at human freedom. He obviously ought to oppose all dictatorship and oppression and all the fatalities which crush man. The Christian cannot bear it that others should be slaves. His great passion in the world ought to be a passion for the liberation of men.
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