For For readers of James who want a theological reading centred on freedom; a posthumous commentary, not a technical one. No English translation.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
3 of 5worth your time
Difficulty
3 of 5demanding
A posthumous commentary on James, reading the letter as about freedom rather than morality.
How it proceeds
Philosophic2 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Ellul's previously unpublished commentary on the Epistle of James, published by Bayard in 2020 with the subtitle Commentaire de l'épître de Jacques and a postface by Bernard Bouyssou. Ellul reads the topics of James, among them service, suffering, the testing of faith and the temptation of wealth, as matters of freedom rather than morality, taking his title from James's 'law of liberty'. It has not been translated into English.
La Loi de liberté
by Jacques Ellul
For For readers of James who want a theological reading centred on freedom; a posthumous commentary, not a technical one. No English translation.
Should I read this?
A posthumous commentary on James, reading the letter as about freedom rather than morality.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Ellul's previously unpublished commentary on the Epistle of James, published by Bayard in 2020 with the subtitle Commentaire de l'épître de Jacques and a postface by Bernard Bouyssou. Ellul reads the topics of James, among them service, suffering, the testing of faith and the temptation of wealth, as matters of freedom rather than morality, taking his title from James's 'law of liberty'. It has not been translated into English.
Catalog ID
W.JK1NPE.V