Silence and beauty : hidden faith born of suffering / Makoto Fujimura ; foreword by Philip Yancey.
| Author/creator | Fujimura, Makoto, 1960- author. |
| Other author | Yancey, Philip writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Downers Grove, IL : IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2016] |
| Description | 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | Internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura reflects on Shusaku Endo's novel Silence 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. --Publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references ([229]-241) and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fujimura, Makoto, 1960- author. Silence and beauty. Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2016 9780830894352 |
| LCCN | 2015050888 |
| ISBN | 9780830844593 print |
| ISBN | 0830844597 print |
| ISBN | digital |