Theology
The Assumption as Epistemological Witness: Mary’s Questioning Faith and the Crisis of Truth in Contemporary India
By Midhun J. Francis Kochukallanvila, SJ · Light of Truth · 17 August 2026
Reading Mary’s questioning faith at the Annunciation and her refusal of the false accusations against Jesus — alongside the Qur’an’s account of Maryam — as a model of discernment for an India where fabricated videos and communal accusation now travel faster than truth.
Fear has replaced discernment; tribal loyalty has replaced the search for truth.