Episode 12: Roots of Abraham

24/09/2025 15 min Episodio 13
Episode 12: Roots of Abraham

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Episode Synopsis

At the center of the world’s story, there is a wandering figure: Abraham.
Three great traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—claim him as their ancestor, their patriarch, their friend of God.
And yet these traditions, though born of the same soil, have taken vastly different paths. At times, they have walked side by side. At other times, they have turned against one another.
What does it mean that the religions of nearly half the world trace themselves back to a single root?
And what happens when that root branches into difference, into tension, even into conflict?
In this episode, we journey through the shared roots and divergent paths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We’ll ask:

What are the common foundations of the Abrahamic faiths?


How did they develop distinct identities and theologies?


Why have they so often been in conflict?


And what wisdom can we draw from their shared heritage today, in a fractured world?