Breaking Babel

How a Mysterious Biblical Story Can Help Christians Survive the AI Revolution

By: Mark T. Mitchell

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Hardcover | 13 October 2026

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A profound analysis of the terrifying technological project on which our world has embarked-and the ancient myth it recapitulates.

Digital technology is hijacking our attention, colonizing our consciousness, harvesting our personal data, and destroying our souls. We have become a nation of addicts, unable to turn away from the glowing light of those digital devices which enchant and possess us. Furthermore, our disease is facilitating the greatest concentration of power in history—except this time our Tower of Babel is taking the form of a web composed of silicon and electricity, a captivating and ubiquitous presence from which there is no escape.

Or is there?

As Mark T. Mitchell explains in Breaking Babel: How a Mysterious Biblical Story Can Help Christians Survive the AI Revolution just as the biblical Babel toppled, collapsing under the weight of its own hubris, the attempt to overcome human limits is fated to fail. Techno-optimists' fever dreams of immortality and unparalleled power will ultimately be frustrated. Although we are bound to experience a period of intense chaos and confusion, reality will not be cheated.

Including practical advice for holding fast to the truly human in this troubling moment, Breaking Babel is essential reading for anyone who wishes to stay sane in an era of increasing madness

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"Mark Mitchell is not exaggerating when he describes the emergence of artificial intelligence as a revolution. And he is also absolutely right to frame a Christian understanding of the AI challenge by starting with the Tower of Babel. We are surrounded by inflated claims, outright misrepresentations, and bizarre futuristic scenarios. At the same time, some Christians understand that we are now presented with what is unquestionably an unprecedented challenge. I'm thankful for this very thoughtful and courageous book."-R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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