“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.”—Gary Haugen, founder and CEO, International Justice Mission
“An amazing book by two amazing people—one a renowned artist who creates beauty and the other a fearless lawyer and advocate whose work is driven by the issue of injustice, especially in regard to women and children. The truth of 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.”—Carolyn Miles, former CEO, Save the Children
“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!”—Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
“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.”—Baroness Philippa Stroud and Rev. David Stroud