Beyond miracles: ethics, endurance, and the theatre of belief
In this two-part essay, I explore how faith reshapes itself once the promises of spectacle and certainty are stripped away.
For as long as human beings have told stories about the divine, miracles have been the headline act. Seas part, the sick rise, food appears, avatars descend. Even today, the promise of sudden breakthroughs sustains entire industries of televangelism and prosperity preaching. But here’s the uncomfortable thought: what happens if we strip miracles away? What remains of religion once the spectacle is gone?
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