Short (5-20 mins)
Philosophy
Reformed
Silence, Beauty, and the Shape of Christian Discipleship
Theologian
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Duration
17.46
Uploaded to YouTube
28 November 2016
Added to Database
20 August 2025
YouTube description
View this conversation with internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura, philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff, and theologian Neal Plantinga, hosted by John D. Witvliet. Participants describe their first encounter with the 1966 novel Silence by Shusaku Endo and then discuss the power of icons, the unthinkable forms sometimes taken by love, and the grace of God in history that gives voice to the voiceless. Fujimura also previews the film Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese. Learn more at http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/silence-beauty-and-the-shape-of-christian-discipleship/
