The Tower of Babel is the last event recorded in the pre-history of Genesis. What is the purpose of this story? How does it shed light on the world today? Perhaps one of the most surprising elements of this story is that it shows us that secular humanism is not new to modernity but something humanity has struggled with from the very beginning. What was so wrong about the people's ambition to build a great city and tower? What is God's response? How does this event prepare the way for the Gospel?