Love Redefined
Silence (Library Edition)The novel's redefinition of love as self-sacrifice rather than doctrinal purity.
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Ferreira's Argument
Apostasy as Love
Ferreira claimed that Christ would have apostatized to save others. True love meant giving up everything for the suffering.
The Most Painful Act of Love
He called Rodrigues' apostasy 'the most painful act of love that has ever been performed.'
Significance
Rodrigues' New Understanding
Rodrigues' New Understanding
Love Beyond Doctrine
Rodrigues continued to serve the Christians even after apostasy. He loved Christ in a different way, not through glory but through suffering.
The Inner Faith
He believed that his life spoke of Christ, even if the Church condemned him.
Significance
Meeting at Saishoji, September 1638
Later years, 1660s
