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Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura

October 16, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, Makoto Fujimura (foreward by Philip Yancey). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016. Summary: A “layered” reflection on Shusako Endo's  Silence by a Japanese-American artist  that explores the Christian experience of persecution in Japan, and the connections between silence, suffering, and beauty, that may draw contemporary Japanese to faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: faith, Fumi-e, Ground Zero, intervarsity press, Makoto-Fujimura, Nihonga, Shusako Endo, silence, Suffering

Best Christian Book of All Time: Final First Round Results

March 22, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Tournament Bracket

The first round results for the  Fiction & Poetry and  Memoirs, Devotionals, & Spirituality brackets are in. Higher seeds mostly held serve, with one or two upsets to keep things interesting. Here's the updated bracket for your office pools. Vote for Round 2 on Facebook! Results Fiction & Poetry Dante's  Divine Comedy (1) defeated  The Collected Poetry of T.S. Eliot (16) 68-20. You knew this was a tough bracket when T.S. Eliot was the 16 seed! … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Final First Round Results

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dante, henri nouwen, Ignatius of Loyola, J.R.R. Tolkien, john bunyan, John Donne, John Milton, Julian of Norwich, Les Miserables, Oswald Chambers, Paradise Lost, Shusako Endo, St. John of the Cross, Thomas a Kempis, Victor Hugo

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