Silence and beauty: hidden faith born of suffering

A pilgrimage

A journey into Silence : pulverization

A culture of beauty : cultural context for Silence

Ambiguity and faith : Japan, the ambiguous, and myself

Ground Zero

Fumi-e culture

Hidden faith revealed

The redemption of Father Rodrigues

The aroma : toward an antidote to trauma

Mission beyond the waves

Appendix 1. Endo and Kawabata

Appendix 2. Kenzaburo Oe's "Human lamb"

Appendix 3. A summary of Silence by Shusaku Endo.