What happens when a victim gains power? When someone who has been oppressed finally gets a chance to be in control? Today, I invite you to explore the story of Sarah from the book of Genesis - a narrative that illuminates a persistent pattern in human relationships: how victims of oppression can become oppressors themselves, especially when they are facing systemic oppression, such as, for example, women. Sarah's tale is both deeply personal and universally relevant, demonstrating how power transforms those who hold it, and how the experience of victimhood can shape decisions when positions of authority are attained.

When we think of biblical stories, we often imagine clear-cut heroes and villains. But what if I told you that one of the most famous women in the Bible - Sarah, wife of Abraham - embodies both victim and oppressor?

This workshop examined the concept of sacrifice and its relationship to the body from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, and gender studies. The event was opened by a lecture by Yvonne Sherwood titled “Sacrifice and Natality: Surrogacy Structures.” Video available inside.

I presented my paper titled "Sarah's Sacrifice" at the international conference "Female Corporeality and Religion," organized by the Faculty of Theology at KU Leuven, Belgium. The title was intentionally ambiguous, and during my presentation, I engaged the audience with a thought-provoking question: Is Sarah the victim or the sacrificer? For those curious to know the answer, I invite you to watch the video of my presentation.

Art and Sacrifice is the paper on the hermeneutics of art and sacrifice I presented for the Woolf University Series Post-Kantian Philosophy and delivered on the 29th of March, 2023. This paper includes a theoretical background and an illustration of "Down from the Tree" by the Austrian-American artist Daniel Domig.