Book Excerpt

Monk, Samurai, and the Christian Life

Ken Shige­mat­su’s dis­cov­ered his ances­tors were Japan­ese samu­rai who lived by bushi­do, a code of hon­or with sur­pris­ing par­al­lels to St. Bene­dic­t’s Rule. Mod­ern Chris­tians can learn much from both samu­rai and monk.