RT Article
T1 Christ as Eternal Companion: A Study in the Christology of Shusaku Endo
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 45
IS 1
SP 85
OP 100
A1 Wills, Elizabeth
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 1992
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785568396
AB In his book A Life of Jesus Shusaku Endo talks of Jesus' compassion for those who were suffering in terms of his ‘suffering with them, carrying their burdens with them, becoming an eternal companion for them’. In several of his novels this understanding of Christ as one who suffers alongside humanity is given extraordinary dramatic power. The image of eternal companion is not explicitly discussed but it seems to underlie many of the themes which Endo employs, providing a remarkably versatile vehicle for his creative exploration of how God's power in Christ can transfigure human lives, bringing the possibility of hope and re-creation.
DO 10.1017/S0036930600038928