The Symbolic World 303 - Ted Lewis - The Technological Society
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Aug 17, 2023 Ted Lewis, Executive Director of the International Jacques Ellul Society, discusses Jacques Ellul's insights on technology, Christianity, civilization, and transpersonal agency. They explore Ellul's warning about the dominance of technology and its effects on society. They also discuss the reconciliation of images and words in eschatological imagery, the concept of principalities and powers in the internet age, the acceleration of AI and its loss of balance, the portrayal of angels in scripture, resistance and community during Covid-19, and the importance of storytelling for dialogue.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Jacques Lule's Warning and the Dominance of Technology
02:10 • 8min
Reconciling Images and Words in the Context of Eschatological Imagery
10:28 • 2min
Principalities and Powers in the Internet Age
12:18 • 18min
The Acceleration of AI and the Loss of Balance
30:19 • 11min
Angels and Divine Hierarchy
41:31 • 5min
Resistance and Community in the Face of Covid-19 Restrictions
46:12 • 3min
From Paralysis to Dialogue: Opening Up through Storytelling
49:00 • 8min