Introduction
Christianity and Modern Japanese Literature. The Conflict between Religion and Literature
Narratives of Conversion. Kitamura Tokoku and the Celebration of the "Inner Life"
Shimazaki Toson and the Discovery of the Self
Kunikida Doppo: The Rejection of Self-Deception and the Paradox of Contrition
Masamune Hakucho: The Fear of Death and the Cruelty of the Christian God
Arishima Takeo: The Problem of Sin and of the Inevitability of Fate
The Salvific Discourse of Akutagawa Ryunosuke: Early Exposure to Christianity
A Christology of the Self: The Case of Mushanokoji Saneatsu
The Appropriation of Christianity in Narrative: Kinoshita Naoe's Hi no hashira and Nagayo Yoshiro's Seido no kirisuto
Epilogue: A Poetic Religion, Rife with Paradoxes.