Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering by Makoto Fujimura wilderness Because the church needs to

Because the church needs to wonder anew at God's daily graces

From Anne Thackeray Ritchie's adaptations of "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" and "Beauty and the Beast

intricacy and airy background

and you call this your race

Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering by Makoto Fujimura wilderness Because the church needs toShusaku 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 internationally renowned visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the