In Search Of Japan'S Hidden Christians

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In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and GodÆs apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizationsùof East and Westùthat resonates to this day. For seven generations, JapanÆs æHidden ChristiansÆ 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?