Faith and Global Engagement Public Lecture

BEAUTY X JUSTICE: CREATING A LIFE OF ABUNDANCE AND COURAGE

Makoto Fujimura
Haejin Shim Fujimura

Date:   24 Apr 2026 (Fri)
Time:  7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

Abstract

In a world marked by fracture and fatigue, this public lecture invites the University of Hong Kong community to reimagine the relationship between beauty and justice. Drawing from their book, Beauty x Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage, Makoto Fujimura and Haejin Shim Fujimura propose that beauty is not a luxury in the pursuit of justice, but a vital force that restores dignity, cultivates courage, and opens pathways to genuine abundance. Blending art, philosophy, theology, and lived experience from global contexts, the speakers challenge narratives of scarcity and power that dominate public life today. They invite you to consider how imagination, creativity, and moral vision can shape more humane forms of leadership, resilience, and social transformation. This lecture offers an invitation to see differently, to live courageously, and to participate in the slow work of renewal of this world.

 About the Speakers

Makoto Fujimura

Artist

Haejin Shim Fujimura

Lawyer & CEO of Embers International