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“Silence” – a film by Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese’s new move “Silence” opens this Christmas day.

It is based on Shusaku Endo’s book.

For historical background on the movie and the book, check out our post (the last essay on the bottom) about this topic here.

 

 

 

 

UPDATE: Chapter 19: A Worldwide Faith (1500 – 1800) – Submissions: Bartolome de las Casas and Christianity in Japan

 

Here are our essays for Chapter 19.

 

Christianity goes global, to the South and Central Americas and all the way to Japan.

And of course, a lot of bloodshed and death on both sides – for the native populations as well as persecutions for Christians.

 

A great movie to watch about the missionary activities of the Jesuits in South America was “The Mission” starring Jeremy Irons and Robert De Niro.

 

 

 

 

 

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