When God asks the Impossible | Ep. 25 The TAC Podcast
What does it really mean to have faith?
In this episode of The TAC Podcast: Great Books and First Principles, John Finley and Chris Decaen explore Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling and one of the most unsettling passages in all of Scripture: God's command that Abraham sacrifice Isaac.
Drawing from Kierkegaard's famous "four vignettes," they examine why Abraham is called the father of faith, why faith cannot simply be reduced to reason, and why this story continues to challenge believers and skeptics alike.
Together they discuss:
Why Kierkegaard believed you cannot "go beyond faith"
The…
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