Christ S Samurai
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Christ S Samurai
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-04-07
Christ S Samurai written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-07 with History categories.
The sect was said to harbour dark designs to overthrow the government. Its teachers used a dead language that was impenetrable to all but the innermost circle of believers. Its priests preached love and kindness, but helped local warlords acquire firearms. They encouraged believers to cast aside their earthly allegiances and swear loyalty to a foreign god-emperor, before seeking paradise in terrible martyrdoms. The cult was in open revolt, led, it was said, by a boy sorcerer. Farmers claiming to have the blessing of an alien god had bested trained samurai in combat and proclaimed that fires in the sky would soon bring about the end of the world. The Shogun called old soldiers out of retirement for one last battle before peace could be declared in Japan. For there to be an end to war, he said, the Christians would have to die. This is a true story.
The Way Of The Christian Samurai Reflections For Servant Warriors Of Christ
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Author : Paul Nowak
language : en
Publisher: R.A.G.E. Media
Release Date : 2007-06
The Way Of The Christian Samurai Reflections For Servant Warriors Of Christ written by Paul Nowak and has been published by R.A.G.E. Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06 with History categories.
Christians are called to be both servants and soldiers of Christ. As this book demonstrates, there is much to be learned from the teachings and example of the Samurai, legendary servant-warriors of Japan, in order for believers respond to Gods call as Christian Samurai. (Christian)
A Christian Samurai
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Author : William J. Farge
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2016-04-29
A Christian Samurai written by William J. Farge and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with History categories.
Through a close critical analysis of Baba Bunko's often humorous, but always biting, satirical essays a new picture of the hidden world of Christianity in eighteenth-century Japan emerges - a picture that contradicts the generally-held belief among Western historians that the Catholic mission in Japan ended in failure. A Christian Samurai will surprise many readers when they discover that Christian moral teachings not only survived the long period of persecution but influenced Japanese society throughout the Tokugawa period.
The Beginning Of Heaven And Earth
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Author : Christal Whelan
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1996-09-01
The Beginning Of Heaven And Earth written by Christal Whelan and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-01 with Religion categories.
In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, "Beginning of Heaven and Earth," an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories, Japanese fables, and Roman Catholic doctrine. Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi. Today, the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed, expressing a distorted form of Christianity. It is, however, the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation.
In Search Of Japan S Hidden Christians
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Author : John Dougill
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2016-09-15
In Search Of Japan S Hidden Christians written by John Dougill and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with History categories.
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?
The Samurai
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Author : Shusaku Endo
language : en
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Release Date : 2024-11-26
The Samurai written by Shusaku Endo and has been published by Steerforth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-26 with Fiction categories.
A gripping adventure story from “a masterly historical writer” about a Japanese expedition to cross the Pacific Ocean in the 17th century (David Mitchell) "A historical fiction with meanings for many cultures and all seasons, and a great travel narrative; its re-creations of place are extraordinary." ― The New York Times Book Review A classic of Japanese literature, The Samurai is one of Shūsaku Endo’s finest and most atmospheric works, brilliantly conveying the searing traumas of faith, both lost and newly discovered. In 17th-century Japan, a ship sets sail for Nueva España as part of an envoy to expand trade with the West. Onboard are a zealous Spanish missionary, who dreams of becoming bishop of Japan, and a disenchanted Samurai seeking to recover his lost family lands. In a journey full of peril, both men’s lives and ambitions hang in the balance as political machinations loom large and the terrifying persecution of Christians advances through Japan. Winner of the 1980 Noma Literary Prize, The Samurai is an intensely moving portrait of human courage and endurance, taken from a real event in history, and told with Endo’s signature stark simplicity. Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: outstanding classic storytelling from around the world, in a stylishly original series design. From newly rediscovered gems to fresh translations of the world’s greatest authors, this series includes such authors as Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Gaito Gazdanov.
God S Samurai
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Author : Katherine V. Dillon
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2011
God S Samurai written by Katherine V. Dillon and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
God's Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of major events, it is also the personal story of a man swept along by his times. Reared in the vanished culture of early twentieth-century Japan, war hero Fuchida returned home to become a simple farmer. After a scandalous love affair came his remarkable conversion to Christianity and years of touring the world as an evangelist. His tale is an informative, personal look at the war "from the other side."
Brief History Of Japan
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Brief History Of Japan written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with History categories.
This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a divine sovereign. It was the terminus of the Silk Road, the furthest end of the known world, a fertile source of inspiration for European artists, and an enduring symbol of the mysterious East. In recent times, it has become a powerhouse of global industry, a nexus of popular culture, and a harbinger of post-industrial decline. With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests. Among the chapters in this Japanese history book are: The Way of the Gods: Prehistoric and Mythical Japan A Game of Thrones: Minamoto vs. Taira Time Warp: 200 Years of Isolation The Stench of Butter: Restoration and Modernization The New Breed: The Japanese Miracle
Samurai Of Light
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Author : Luke O'Hara
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-23
Samurai Of Light written by Luke O'Hara and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-23 with categories.
Martin Scorcese's "Silence," drawn from the eponymous novel by Japanese novelist Shusaku Endo, paints a haunting fictional depiction of one of the grisliest persecutions of Christianity in human history. This little volume is the author's attempt to exhume some heroic episodes of that buried history and expose them, in the bright sunshine of truth, to all the world's eyes.
The Samurai S Garden
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Author : Gail Tsukiyama
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2008-06-24
The Samurai S Garden written by Gail Tsukiyama and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-24 with Fiction categories.
The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama's The Samurai's Garden uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for this extraordinary story. A 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover from a bout with tuberculosis. Here he is cared for by Matsu, a reticent housekeeper and a master gardener. Over the course of a remarkable year, Stephen learns Matsu's secret and gains not only physical strength, but also profound spiritual insight. Matsu is a samurai of the soul, a man devoted to doing good and finding beauty in a cruel and arbitrary world, and Stephen is a noble student, learning to appreciate Matsu's generous and nurturing way of life and to love Matsu's soulmate, gentle Sachi, a woman afflicted with leprosy.