Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering / Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fujimura, Makoto, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Yancey, Philip, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996. Chinmoku.

Endō, Shūsaku.

Religion in literature.

Persecution in literature.

Religion and literature--Japan.

Religion and literature.

Aesthetics, Japanese.

Christianity and the arts--Japan.

Christianity and the arts.

Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Suffering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura reflects on Shusaku Endo's novel org.editeur.onix.v21.shorts.Em@7df3fc8b and grapples with the nature of art, pain and culture. Showing that light is yet present in darkness, he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and finds connections to how faith is lived in contexts of trauma.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Philip Yancey; Introduction: A Pilgrimage; 1 A Journey into Silence: Pulverization; 2 A Culture of Beauty: Cultural Context for Silence; 3 Ambiguity and Faith: Japan, the Ambiguous and Myself; 4 Ground Zero; 5 Fumi-e Culture; Art Images; 6 Hidden Faith Revealed; 7 The Redemption of Father Rodrigues; 8 The Aroma: Toward an Antidote to Trauma; 9 Mission Beyond the Waves; Acknowledgments; Appendix 1: Endo and Kawabata; Appendix 2: Kenzaburo Oe's ""Human Lamb""; Appendix 3: A Summary of Silence by Shusaku Endo; Notes; Glossary of Japanese Terms

About the AuthorImage Credits; Name and Subject Index; Scripture Index; Praise for Silence and Beauty; More Titles from InterVarsity Press

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8308-9435-7