Beauty and Justice
- Christian Living
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
What if the pursuit of justice requires more than activism? What if it also demands beauty? In a world marked by division and suffering, we face a critical challenge: how to pursue what is right without burning out or losing compassion along the way. In Beauty and Justice, justice advocate Haejin Shim Fujimura and internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura invite you to● discover how to sustain the slow work of justice through gratitude and generosity,● understand why justice without beauty can become harsh and ineffective, and● embrace practices for cultivating a "generative life" of courageous service. Through stories from their global work in the arts, advocacy, and cultural renewal, the authors reveal that beauty isn't a luxury--it's essential to effective, lasting justice work. Beauty has the power to heal, and justice becomes most compelling when it is truly beautiful. This book offers a bold invitation to partner with God in restoring what is broken and building a more beautiful future. It includes a four-color insert of artwork discussed in the book.
Endorsements (4)
“Haejin and Mako’s reflections in Beauty and Justice have brought deep refreshment to my soul. Together, their lives model a profound commitment to pursuing our God of justice, who so lavishly invites us to cocreate with him. As they share their lives on these pages, they bring invigorating new insights that I hope will encourage many toward renewed partnership with God in his mission to end violence and make all things new.”
“An amazing book by two amazing people—one a renowned artist who creates beauty, the other a fearless lawyer and advocate whose work is driven by the issue of injustice, especially in regard to women and children. The centrality of beauty and justice in today’s chaotic world rings so true to me, having seen the healing power of both for the world’s children. This book will change the way you think about the world and your ability to change it.”
“Eloquent intertwined reflections by the artist Makoto, on creating canvases whose beauty honors the victims of massacres and tragedies, and by the lawyer Haejin, on securing justice for the victims of human trafficking. There are many books on beauty and many on justice, few on both beauty and justice. What makes Beauty and Justice stand out from even those few is the authors’ inspiring vision of the intertwining of beauty and justice in shalom and their highly original employment throughout of the Japanese concept of Kintsugi: mending a fractured vessel with gold, making it more beautiful than it was before. What a gift!”
“This is a unique book by a unique couple. Makoto and Haejin, artist and attorney, are that unusual combination of thinkers and doers. You cannot fail to be impacted as they share some of their deepest reflections and most courageous steps in their pursuit of the renewal of all things.”
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