Reflections on Walter Brueggemann’s Out of Babylon, chapters 6 and 7, leads to a discussion of Christian nationalism–the reasons it is wrong but also the possible reasons why it exists. Looking at the Old Testament as a source of iconic, archetypal and enduring truths is discussed as an alternative to the narrative of the US as the new Israel. If people remain captive to Empire, why? Is it partly because they truly have been displaced and are tempted by cooptation? Is it due to their fear of the wilderness and the freedom it represents?

Out of Babylon: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Babylon-Walter-Brueggemann/dp/1426710054

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