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Chapter 1 Prophet of the Inner Life: Kitamura Tōkoku
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Contributors vii
- Abbreviations xiii
- Preface xv
- Introduction xix
- Chapter 1 Prophet of the Inner Life: Kitamura Tōkoku 1
- Chapter 2 Shimazaki Tōson and Christianity: When the Cherries Ripen in the Taishō Period 23
- Chapter 3 Arishima Takeo and Christianity 42
- Chapter 4 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: A Christian Life 64
- Chapter 5 Incarnation of the Christian Faith in the Poetry of Yagi Jūkichi 84
- Chapter 6 Hori Tatsuo: The Cross Dyed in Bloody Red and the Little Gods of Ancient Times 99
- Chapter 7 Nagai Takashi on Divine Providence and Christian Self-Surrender: Towards a New Understanding of hansai 115
- Chapter 8 Dazai Osamu: His Wrestle with the Bible 137
- Chapter 9 Shiina Rinzō: His Two Visages 154
- Chapter 10 From out of the Depths: Shimao Toshio’s Literary Response to Adversity 170
- Chapter 11 Yasuoka Shōtarō and Christianity: From Postwar “Emptiness” to Religious Longing 189
- Chapter 12 Miura Ayako and the Human Face of Faith 207
- Chapter 13 Endō Shūsaku and the Compassionate Companionship of Christ 232
- Chapter 14 Ogawa Kunio: Renewal of Faith and Identity in His seishomono (Bible Stories) 262
- Chapter 15 Kaga Otohiko: In Search of What Lies Beyond Death 284
- Chapter 16 Sono Ayako: Amor Vincit Omnia 300
- Chapter 17 Takahashi Takako: Drawing Closer to God Through Literature 319
- Index 333
- Index of titles 343
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Table of Contents v
- Contributors vii
- Abbreviations xiii
- Preface xv
- Introduction xix
- Chapter 1 Prophet of the Inner Life: Kitamura Tōkoku 1
- Chapter 2 Shimazaki Tōson and Christianity: When the Cherries Ripen in the Taishō Period 23
- Chapter 3 Arishima Takeo and Christianity 42
- Chapter 4 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: A Christian Life 64
- Chapter 5 Incarnation of the Christian Faith in the Poetry of Yagi Jūkichi 84
- Chapter 6 Hori Tatsuo: The Cross Dyed in Bloody Red and the Little Gods of Ancient Times 99
- Chapter 7 Nagai Takashi on Divine Providence and Christian Self-Surrender: Towards a New Understanding of hansai 115
- Chapter 8 Dazai Osamu: His Wrestle with the Bible 137
- Chapter 9 Shiina Rinzō: His Two Visages 154
- Chapter 10 From out of the Depths: Shimao Toshio’s Literary Response to Adversity 170
- Chapter 11 Yasuoka Shōtarō and Christianity: From Postwar “Emptiness” to Religious Longing 189
- Chapter 12 Miura Ayako and the Human Face of Faith 207
- Chapter 13 Endō Shūsaku and the Compassionate Companionship of Christ 232
- Chapter 14 Ogawa Kunio: Renewal of Faith and Identity in His seishomono (Bible Stories) 262
- Chapter 15 Kaga Otohiko: In Search of What Lies Beyond Death 284
- Chapter 16 Sono Ayako: Amor Vincit Omnia 300
- Chapter 17 Takahashi Takako: Drawing Closer to God Through Literature 319
- Index 333
- Index of titles 343