No longer are we surrounded by fields, woods, and rivers, but by signs, signals, billboards, screens, labels, and trademarks: this is our universe.

-Jacques Ellul

By thinking globally I can analyze all phenomena, but when it comes to acting, it can only be local... if it is to be honest, realistic, and authentic.
-Jacques Ellul

The elimination of traditional religions by modern culture is a process that creates new religions.
-Jacques Ellul

When we become conscious of that which determines our life we attain the highest degree of freedom.
-Jacques Ellul

When we become conscious of that which determines our life we attain the highest degree of freedom.
-Jacques Ellul

2026 Conference

The Humiliated Word in a Time of Crisis

July 14–16, 2026 | Saint Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana