Postcards from Babylon: The Church in American Exile

By: Brian Zahnd

Narrated by: Brian Zahnd

The original gospel proclamation that the Lord of the nations was a crucified Galilean raised from the dead and that salvation was found in vowing allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth unleashed a shock wave that turned the Roman Empire upside down. Early Christianity was subversive and dangerous - dangerous for Christians, and a threat to the keepers of the old order.

Most of all Christianity was countercultural. But what about contemporary American Christianity? Is it the countercultural way of Jesus or merely a religious endorsement of Americanism? In his provocative audiobook, Postcards From Babylon, Brian Zahnd challenges the listener to see and embrace a daring Jesus-centered Christianity that can again turn the world upside down.

"In a bold and daring articulation, Brian Zahnd has sketched a Theology of the Cross for our time and place in the United States of the 21st century. He does so in a way that deeply resonates with the primal claims of evangelical theology. He sees that the Gospel is inherently and inescapably countercultural because the God of the Gospel is in particular and passionate solidarity with the left behind." (Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary)

©2019 Brian H. Zahnd (P)2019 Brian H. Zahnd

Poignant, punchy, we’ll-paced

I cannot recommend this book enough. It's theologically sound and has woken me up from my empire aligned slumber.

Excellent book, bad narrator

The content of this book is excellent! If only the narrator was as good as the book. I found his style distracting and I have listened to over 500 audiobooks, and he is among the bottom 25%.

A call to repentance to the North American church.

A prophetic word for our time. Worship the Lamb of God, not the donkey or the elephant!

Thanks for Clarifying

Every time I learn more about the long-term brainwashing of White Evangelicals I feel more and more sorry for them. Truth has been hidden from THEM. Blacks knew it was hidden from us, so many of us went searching for the real. To not know you're duped, and furthermore to truly believe the bible supports your imperialism makes for a very sad situation.

Outstanding at so many levels!

Awakens my understanding of the world of empire, mammon and Mars which surrounds us, yet of which we live in oblivion. This changes everything. Thank you BZ!