A review by joshuanovalis
Silence by Shūsaku Endō
“You are now going to perform the most painful act of love that has ever been performed.”
It’s been 24 hours since I closed Silence, and I’m still undone each time I think of it. One of the most theologically challenging stories I have ever read, with unnerving thoughts on faith, the insufficiencies of Western evangelistic triumphalism, and what it means to suffer for the sake of God. I won’t soon forget it, and I’ll be returning to it often.
It’s been 24 hours since I closed Silence, and I’m still undone each time I think of it. One of the most theologically challenging stories I have ever read, with unnerving thoughts on faith, the insufficiencies of Western evangelistic triumphalism, and what it means to suffer for the sake of God. I won’t soon forget it, and I’ll be returning to it often.