About the Author

Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) was a French sociologist, historian of legal institutions, lay minister, philosopher and educator. In his long scholarly career, Ellul wrote forty books and eight hundred essays. Samir Younes is Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame, U.S.A. His latest book is The Imperfect City: On Architectural Judgment, published in 2013. David Lovekin is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Hastings College, U.S.A. He is the author of Technique, Discourse, and Consciousness: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Jacques Ellul.