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Handbook of Christianity in Japan
Series: - Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 5 Japan, Volume: 10
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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.
Mark R. Mullins, Ph.D. (1985) in Religion and Society, McMaster University, is Professor of Religion in the Faculty of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. He has published widely on the sociology of Japanese religion, including Christianity Made in Japan (University of Hawai’i Press, 1998).
"…this handbook, with its multidimensional, well-researched articles written by first-rate scholars and buttresses by up-to-date bibliographies, is the best of its kind to date." – David Reid, in: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 2005
"…an essential addition to any serious collection of works on Christianity in northeast Asia. A general bibliography and full index are included." – John C. England, in: Asia Journal of Theology, 2005
"…an essential addition to any serious collection of works on Christianity in northeast Asia. A general bibliography and full index are included." – John C. England, in: Asia Journal of Theology, 2005
This book should be of interest to students and scholars in cross-cultural studies of religion, Japanese religion and society, the history of World Christianity, and mission studies.