Christianity Made in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity Made in Japan write by Mark R. Mullins. This book was released on 1998-10-01. Christianity Made in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For centuries the accommodation between Japan and Christianity has been an uneasy one. Compared with others of its Asian neighbors, the churches in Japan have never counted more than a small minority of believers more or less resigned to patterns of ritual and belief transplanted from the West. But there is another side to the story, one little known and rarely told: the rise of indigenous movements aimed at a Christianity that is at once made in Japan and faithful to the scriptures and apostolic tradition. Christianity Made in Japan draws on extensive field research to give an intriguing and sympathetic look behind the scenes and into the lives of the leaders and followers of several indigenous movements in Japan. Focusing on the "native" response rather than Western missionary efforts and intentions, it presents varieties of new interpretations of the Christian tradition. It gives voice to the unheard perceptions and views of many Japanese Christians, while raising questions vital to the self-understanding of Christianity as a truly "world religion." This ground-breaking study makes a largely unknown religious world accessible to outsiders for the first time. Students and scholars alike will find it a valuable addition to the literature on Japanese religions and society and on the development of Christianity outside the West. By offering an alternative approach to the study and understanding of Christianity as a world religion and the complicated process of cross-cultural diffusion, it represents a landmark that will define future research in the field.
The Last Reformation
The Last Reformation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Reformation write by Torben Sondergaard. This book was released on 2013-08. The Last Reformation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Much of what we see expressed in the church today is built on more than just the New Testament. It's built mostly on the Old Testament, Church culture, and Paganism. If we are to succeed in making disciples of all nations then we must go back to the "template" we find in the Bible. Let the reformation begin!
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians write by John Dougill. This book was released on 2016-09-15. In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and God’s apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizations—of East and West—that resonates to this day. For seven generations, Japan’s ‘Hidden Christians’ preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity?
Japanese Perspectives on the Death of Christ
Japanese Perspectives on the Death of Christ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Perspectives on the Death of Christ write by How Chuang Chua. This book was released on 2021-08-10. Japanese Perspectives on the Death of Christ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. _How Chuang Chua presents a study in contextualized Christology through the writings of Kitamori, Endo, and Koyama as an insight into Japanese culture and theology. Dr. Chua evaluates their writings for biblical fidelity, compares them to classical theories of the atonement, and explores their missiological relevance. _
The Church of Christ in Japan
The Church of Christ in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Church of Christ in Japan write by Philadelphia the Westminster Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18. The Church of Christ in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Christianity in Japan, from the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in the 16th century to the present day. With a focus on the Presbyterian Church in Japan, The Church of Christ in Japan is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of Christianity in Asia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
