478 - Christian Roy - Technological Madness: The Logic of Domination

<p>Christian Roy and I discuss Jacques Ellul’s theology of technique (technology) and the way modern systems turn power, efficiency, and mediation into ends in themselves. AI brings this crisis into focus, especially in our speech and relationships, but the deeper question is whether technology still serves a meaningful purpose —or whether we have begun to serve it. We also explore the Christian idea of non-power as a way beyond the logic of domination.</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube version: https://youtu.be/HH_vCnVDTdo</p><p><br></p><p>Christian’s book: Theology and Technique: https://www.amazon.ca/Theology-Technique-Jacques-Ellul/dp/1725259788 </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Join Dr. Zac Porcu for his course, A Demonological History of the World: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/a-demonological-history-of-the-world </p><p>6 weeks, 12 hours</p><p>Price: Only $120, and get 15% off through September 8, 2026 at 11:55PM ET!</p><p>Live classes: Sep 15 - Oct 20</p><p><br></p><p>Pre-Order GodsDog: Monk now and/or get volumes 1 and 2 on sale! https://store.thesymbolicworld.com/collections/godsdog</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🔓 Become a patron to support us and unlock exclusive monthly symbolism content: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe</p><p>💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Listen to and review The Symbolic World podcast:</p><p>-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gI8bUwPtT3gkduHqNh6M5</p><p>-Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-symbolic-world/id1386867488 </p><p><br></p><p>Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ </p><p>My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/</p>