At this point, a Heideggerian 'outof-joint' situation is experienced, reaching Christianity's true meaning: God-forsaken man is left to decide in existential freewill how to continue his faith under challenging circumstances. To survive the banal violence, suffering and pain and counter the psychological breakdown incurred by the Buddhist inquisitor, the priests seek an alternative, spiritual assimilation and dissimilation entity that paradoxically juxtaposes with the denouncement of faith (fumi-e) and identifies with God's silence that preserves it. Scorsese's movie Silence (2016) can be (re)contextualized to state that Jesuit priests Ferreira and Rodrigues found spiritual 'Thirdspace' when their missionary work was violently suppressed during Edo Japan. So, there may be further studies in applying the concepts of apatheia, analogia entis, epektasis and perichoresis both in film studies and theological reflections on our experience as such. There are also almost no studies that apply Hart's theology to cultural and film studies, and thus this article aims to fill this gap and invite others to apply the methodology of theological aesthetics to a broader understanding of film and religion. Most articles published on Silence from a theological perspective do not address the perspective of theological aesthetics. Conclusion: This paper may broaden the view of theological studies in the contexts of contemporary religion and film study. What would be the image of holiness in this film if taken from Hart's perspective of beauty? This question is addressed through the concepts of epektasis, the perichoretic life of the Trinity and the importance of both God's apatheia and the particularity of being. One of the priests dies and the other publicly denounces his faith. A large portion of this film concentrates on persecution and mission. On the other hand, in one of his latest films, Martin Scorsese tells the story of two Portuguese priests that are on a quest to find their mentor in medieval Japan. His proposal emphasizes the importance of the peaceful rhetoric of Christianity and of the importance of martyrdom as a witness. Backround: David Bentley Hart presents his version of theological aesthetics emphasizing the role of beauty in our understanding of God and reality.
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