The Christian Samurai Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近), born Takayama Hikogorō (高山彦五郎) and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 – 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic daimyō and samurai during the Sengoku period that saw rampant anti-Catholic sentiment.[1][2] Takayama was baptized into the Catholic Church in 1564...

Soteriology is the branch of theology that studies the doctrine of salvation—how humanity is saved from sin and reconciled to God. Christian traditions interpret this doctrine differently, often shaped by their views on grace,...