Resisting Babel: Allegiance to God and the Problem of GovernmentBy John Mark Hicks Description If the kingdom of God demands exclusive allegiance, how do followers of Jesus engage with a world shaped by political power? After the trauma of the Civil War, David Lipscomb, a Nashville farmer and church leader, advocated for allegiance solely in the kingdom of God rather than in human governments. Resisting Babel tells the story of Lipscombs compelling, coherent, and eschatologically grounded vision, which fostered