Contents:

pt. 1 All cities were laid in ruins before the Lord, before his fierce anger (Jeremiah 4.26): Let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord-- Parochial god, attractive yet destructive-- Wilderness Tokyo-- The Holy God repudiates idolatry-- Before the fierce anger of God

pt. 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (Psalm 121.2): Reed-shoot culture-- To dust you shall return-- Centre, cosmological and ideological-- The Cauldron in which a spider spins its web-- Human greed and human history-- Technology occasions a conflict between efficiency and meaning

pt. 3 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain (Exodus 20.7): World of spirits-- The coming of universal civilization-- Amalgamation of religions-- Wealthy nation strong army-- The post-war constitution

pt. 4 My mind is turning over inside me, my emotions are agitated all together (Hosea 11.8): Limping dance between God and Baal-- Why do all who are treacherous thrive-- Vanity of vanities says the preacher-- Theology of the cross