In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love ... and without holding back. The Angel of the Lord knew that Abraham feared ...

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling, in the Bible. It has inspired philosophers like no other. The medieval of course had much to say about Abraham ...

The title of this piece points to the central event under discussion: Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah ... nurse the view that having a baby is a “right” not to ...