"The earth is degenerating these days. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer mind their parents. Everyone wants to write a book, and it is evident the end of the world is fast approaching."1

Sounds like the evening news or tomorrow’s headlines, doesn’t it? The truth is that this description of society was found inscribed on an Assyrian tablet dated 2000 B.C.

Jurgen Moltmann, professor of theology at the University of Tubingen, West Germany, shares this modern observation concerning our anxious age:

The nightmare of Armageddon has replaced the political vision of hope for life, freedom, and justice throughout the world: The monster of the nuclear apocalypse is felt everywhere. "Apocalypse Now" is not only a film title these years; people everywhere are hearing the bells of th…