Because faith reaches beyond proof, it requires humility. This humility welcomes dialogue, tests fruits rather than flaunting claims, and resists turning conviction into coercion. As the Epistle of James puts it, 'faith without works is dead' (James 2:17), grounding inner assurance in outward care. Even Stephen Jay Gould’s call for 'non-overlapping magisteria' (1997) reminds us to honor distinct ways of knowing without confusion. Held this way, faith becomes not a wall against reason but a door toward meaning—exactly the inward knowledge Gibran evokes. [...]
