Jesus and the Samurai: The Shining Religion and the Samurai (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440176845)

By 250 AD, Christianity had spread throughout India and China. Known as the Shining Religion or the Luminous Teaching, it drew adherents from Buddhism and Hinduism who were seeking a faith that taught the possibility of achieving a society founded on love and compassion for their fellow man. The new doctrine reached the island nation of Japan where it was so well received that Christianity threatened to supplant Buddhism as the dominant religion. By the close of the 16th century Japanese Christians numbered in the millions. Fifty years later Christianity was officially proscribed and Christians faced execution for openly practicing their faith. Jesus and the Samurai tells their fascinating story with facts drawn from ancient and modern sources.

Author: Michael Zomber
ISBN-10: 1440176841
ISBN-13: 9781440176845
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2009
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.10d