Meet the Host of Personalist Manifesto(s)
Michael Morelli is the Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest College & Seminary and ACTS Seminaries. Both are affiliates of Trinity Western University. He’s also an adjunct professor of theology of at Trinity’s Religious Studies and Nursing Schools.
He has a PhD in Theological Ethics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and is the author of Theology, Ethics, and Technology in the Work of Jacques Ellul and Paul Virilio: A Nascent Theological Tradition (Lexington Books) and editor of Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word: A New Essay By Jacques Ellul and Five Critical Engagements (Pickwick).
As you’ll learn from Personalist Manifesto(s), Michael publishes and presents on a variety of topics within the fields of theology, morality, culture, politics, technology, and dis/ability. He’s also worked in local church ministry and continues to serve the church in a lay capacity. He lives in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, with his wife and two kids.
You can follow Michael on Bluesky and/or Instagram and email him (michaelmorelli@nbseminary.ca) if you’d like to get in touch.
Select publications
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Book Chapters
“Transference of the Transcendent in the Post-Christendom West: A Critical and Constructive Engagement with Jacques Ellul’s New Demons.” Secularism and the Pursuit of Transcendence Volume 1.
“Stillness, silence, and prophetic visions of God’s justice against the visions of a technologically agitated world.” Awake, Emerging, and Connected: Theologies of Justice from the Missing Generation.
“Michael Morelli.” Générations Ellul. Soixante héritiers de la pensée de Jacques Ellul: Tome Deux.
“What’s in a Name? Jacques Ellul’s Reading of Naming in Genesis 1-3.” Jacques Ellul and The Bible: Towards a Hermeneutic of Freedom.
“Charlottesville vs. The Real Revolution.” Political Illusion and Reality: Engaging The Prophetic Insights of Jacques Ellul. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2018.
Articles
“The death of a fascist does not mean the end of fascism: a storied and theological proposal for non-violent, disruptive anti-fascism.” Political Theology Network.
“Birds of the Air and Winged Creatures: An Ironic Critique of Surveillance in Ecclesiastes and an Ellulian Ethic of Language, Love, Fear, and Freedom.” Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence Vol. VII (Issue 2/2024).
“The Undivided Body: An Ecclesial Response to Surveillance Technologies and Practices.” Northwest Institute for Ministry Education Research.
A Theological Rationale for Competency-Based Theological Education.” Northwest Institute for Ministry Education Research.
“The Athenian Altar and The Amazonian Chatbot: A Pauline Reading of Artificial Intelligence and Apocalyptic Ends.” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 53, March 2019.
“Aura 2.0: The Technoscientific Return of Art’s Religious Value.” Implicit Religion 20.3, 2017, 245-257.