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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826934203321

Titolo

Handbook of Christianity in Japan / / edited by Mark R. Mullins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, MA, : Brill, 2003

ISBN

1-280-46761-4

9786610467617

1-4237-1409-1

90-474-0237-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Collana

Handbook of oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section five, Japan, , 0921-5239 ; ; v. 10

Disciplina

275.2

Soggetti

Japan Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Mark R. Mullins -- Roman Catholic Mission in Pre-Modern Japan / Miyazaki Kentarō -- The Kakure Kirishitan Tradition / Miyazaki Kentarō -- The Modern Missionary Movement in Japan: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox / Helen J. Ballhatchet -- The Cross Under an Imperial Sun / A. Hamish Ion -- Japan's Protestant Schools and Churches in Light of Early Mission Theory and History / Thomas John Hastings -- Holiness, Pentecostal, and Charismatic Movements in Modern Japan / Ikegami Yoshimasa -- Indigenous Christian Movements / Mark R. Mullins -- Christian Churches in the Postwar Period / Michael John Sherrill -- Theology in Japan / J. Nelson Jennings -- Bible Translations / Bernardin Schneider Ofm -- The Christian Encounter with Japanese Buddhism / Notto R. Thelle -- Shinto and Christianity / John Breen -- New Religions and Christianity / Shimazono Susumu -- Bridging the Divide / Mark Williams -- Mission Schools and Education for Women / Karen Seat -- Christian Social Welfare and the Modernization of Japan / Endō Kōichi -- Christianity and Politics in Japan / M. William Steele -- Archival Collections in Japanese Institutions / Yoshida Ryō -- Research Institutes and Academic Societies / Kuyama Michihiko -- Contributors / Mark R. Mullins -- General Bibliography / Mark R. Mullins -- Index / Mark R. Mullins -- Handbook of Oriental Studies / Mark R. Mullins.



Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides researchers and students of religion with an indispensable reference work on the history, cultural impact, and reshaping of Christianity in Japan. Divided into three parts, Part I focuses on Christianity in Japanese history and includes studies of the Roman Catholic mission in pre-modern Japan, the 'hidden Christian' tradition, Protestant missions in the modern period, Bible translations, and theology in Japan. Part II examines the complex relationship between Christianity and various dimensions of Japanese society, such as literature, politics, social welfare, education for women, and interaction with other religious traditions. Part III focuses on resources for the study of Christianity in Japan and provides a guide to archival collections, research institutes, and bibliographies. Based on both Japanese and Western scholarship, readers will find this volume to be a fascinating and important guide.