Books by Shūsaku Endō
“Endō’s book is set in 17th century Japan in the context of the persecution of Christians. The main character, Sebastião Rodrigues, is sent to Japan to help the persecuted church, but he is captured and told to publicly renounce his faith by intentionally stepping on a bronze image of Christ. If he resists, then many Christian peasants will continue to be tortured and killed because of his resistance. Eventually Rodrigues brings himself to step on the image, after hearing the voice of Jesus telling him to go ahead and do it.” Read more...
Christian B. Miller, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Shūsaku Endō were recommended
The best books on Honesty, recommended by Christian B. Miller
Society is facing an honesty crisis, argues Christian B. Miller, a professor of ethics and moral philosophy at Wake Forest University. Plagiarism, fake news and political deception are all commonplace in contemporary culture—and even the little white lies we tell every day are more problematic than you might think. Here, he recommends the best books on honesty and dishonesty.
