Out of Babylon

by Walter Brueggemann

It was the center of learning, commerce, wealth, and religion. Devoted to materialism, extravagance, luxury, and the pursuit of sensual pleasure, it was a privileged society. But, there was also injustice, poverty, and oppression. It was the great and ancient Babylon--the center of the universe. And now we find Babylon redux today in Western society. Consumer capitalism, a never-ending cycle of working and buying, a sea of choices produced with little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426710054
• ISBN13: 9781426710056
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 8.7"