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The Resource Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering, Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey

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

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Summary
"Shusaku Endo's novel Silence, first published in 1966, endures as one of the greatest works of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Its narrative of the persecution of Christians in seventeenth-century Japan raises uncomfortable questions about God and the ambiguity of faith in the midst of suffering and hostility. Endo's Silence took visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the significance of pain and his own cultural heritage. His artistic faith journey overlaps with Endo's as he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and literature, expressed in art both past and present. He finds connections to how faith is lived amid trauma and glimpses of how the gospel is conveyed in Christ-hidden cultures"--Publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Introduction: A pilgrimage
  • A journey into Silence: pulverization
  • A culture of beauty: cultural context for Silence
  • Ambiguity and faith: Japan, the ambiguous and myself
  • Ground Zero
  • Fumi-e culture
  • Hidden faith revealed
  • The redemption of Father Rodrigues
  • The aroma: toward an antidote to trauma
  • Mission beyond the waves
  • Appendix 1: Endo and Kawabata
  • Appendix 2: Kenzaburo Oe's "Human lamb"
  • Appendix 3: A summary of Silence by Shusaku Endo
Isbn
9780830844593
Instance
Label
Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering
Title
Silence and beauty
Title remainder
hidden faith born of suffering
Statement of responsibility
Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey
Creator
Contributor
Author
Author of introduction
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Shusaku Endo's novel Silence, first published in 1966, endures as one of the greatest works of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Its narrative of the persecution of Christians in seventeenth-century Japan raises uncomfortable questions about God and the ambiguity of faith in the midst of suffering and hostility. Endo's Silence took visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the significance of pain and his own cultural heritage. His artistic faith journey overlaps with Endo's as he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and literature, expressed in art both past and present. He finds connections to how faith is lived amid trauma and glimpses of how the gospel is conveyed in Christ-hidden cultures"--Publisher description
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DLC
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1960-
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Fujimura, Makoto
Dewey number
895.63/5
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
PL849.N4
LC item number
C535 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Yancey, Philip
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • End?, Sh?saku
  • Religion in literature
  • Persecution in literature
  • Religion and literature
  • Aesthetics, Japanese
  • Christianity and the arts
  • Suffering
Target audience
adult
Label
Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering, Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and indexes
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: A pilgrimage -- A journey into Silence: pulverization -- A culture of beauty: cultural context for Silence -- Ambiguity and faith: Japan, the ambiguous and myself -- Ground Zero -- Fumi-e culture -- Hidden faith revealed -- The redemption of Father Rodrigues -- The aroma: toward an antidote to trauma -- Mission beyond the waves -- Appendix 1: Endo and Kawabata -- Appendix 2: Kenzaburo Oe's "Human lamb" -- Appendix 3: A summary of Silence by Shusaku Endo
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780830844593
Lccn
2015050888
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, color
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn933584798
  • (Sirsi) o933584798
  • (OCoLC)933584798
Label
Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering, Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: A pilgrimage -- A journey into Silence: pulverization -- A culture of beauty: cultural context for Silence -- Ambiguity and faith: Japan, the ambiguous and myself -- Ground Zero -- Fumi-e culture -- Hidden faith revealed -- The redemption of Father Rodrigues -- The aroma: toward an antidote to trauma -- Mission beyond the waves -- Appendix 1: Endo and Kawabata -- Appendix 2: Kenzaburo Oe's "Human lamb" -- Appendix 3: A summary of Silence by Shusaku Endo
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780830844593
Lccn
2015050888
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, color
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn933584798
  • (Sirsi) o933584798
  • (OCoLC)933584798

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