The Babylon Project

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Throughout the ancient world, we see pagans building artificial mountains--pyramids and ziggurats--for magic rituals and demonstrations of power. Genesis tells us about one such attempt, in the plain of Shinar. At Babel, sinful man attempted to build his own city and his own mountain, as an assertion of his own godhood. How did Yahweh, the true God, respond? He thought it was hilarious. In this episode, we discuss the impulses behind Babel, trace them through history, and compare their ends and means to the City of God.

This Episode Features: My Heart Is Melting like Glowy Butter; A Concise Diplomatic History of the United Nations; God Is Not Your Dungeon Master; Faeries and Photons; Pentecost Spoilers; Raccoons Were a Big Deal™; and War Is a Touchy Thing.

Links

Wikipedia: Robert Koldewey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koldewey

On the Incarnation - St. Athanasius: https://amzn.to/3eghTpy

Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/3efqBo8

Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who: https://youtu.be/SHhrZgojY1Q

The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/2VmZgHP

That Hideous Strength - C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/3cbAX6w

Romans 1: https://www.esv.org/Romans+1/

Relatable: The Dangers of the New Age - Allie Beth Stuckey: https://youtu.be/PMnGe2WixXQ

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo: https://amzn.to/2VmxTOb

Disney’s Aladdin: “Phenomenal Cosmic Power, Itty Bitty Living Space”: https://youtu.be/SfTfXLLJlzM

Recos

The Creedal Imperative - Carl Trueman: https://amzn.to/3c8kpwj

Foundations of Social Order - Rousas John Rushdoony: https://amzn.to/2JWMZ7Z

Witness - Whittaker Chambers: https://amzn.to/2Vmzaor