In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians
Download or Read eBook In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians PDF written by John Dougill and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Dougill |
| Publisher | : SPCK |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2016-09-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780281075539 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0281075530 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians by : John Dougill
Book excerpt: In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and God’s apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizations—of East and West—that resonates to this day. For seven generations, Japan’s ‘Hidden Christians’ preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity?
