War can be understood as a modern, secular form of human sacrifice and a manifestation of sacrificial logic, particularly when viewed through the lens of ritual, symbolism and communal narratives.

Abraham could have resigned Isaac to God, sacrificing his son for ... and faith opens up the complexity in Abraham’s willing sacrifice of his beloved son. In Kierkegaard’s sense, one must ...

That’s when God orders him to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Which, interestingly, mirrors God sacrificing Jesus, his only son. But Abraham takes Isaac as he is commanded and right before he ...