Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom: Two Thousand Years of Christian History in JapanGovernment Institutes, 1. mars 2010 - 210 sider In Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom Japan's unvoiced Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. It is commonly believed that Christianity was introduced to Japan by the Spanish and Portuguese missionaries during the 1500s; however, Samuel Lee draws on various forms of cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, who were converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500. Much of the evidence he discusses has become submerged into many Japanese folkloric songs, festivals and is to be found in temples. There are, for example, approximately 300 words in Japanese and Hebrew/Aramaic that are similar. Further, Dr. Lee outlines the history of Catholicism in Japan during the 1500s, the systematic persecution of Christians from 1600s to the 1800s, and the rise of Protestant Church in Japan. The historical portion of the book ends with an analysis and discussion of 21st century Japanese society. Lastly, in Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom, Samuel Lee questions the missiological methods of Western Christianity and advocates an approach based in dialogue between Christianity and other cultures. |
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Ch01 The Origin of the Japanese People | 3 |
Ch02 The Lost Tribes of Israel | 11 |
Ch03 HebrewJapanese Cultural Comparisons | 22 |
THE CHURCH OFTHE EAST IN JAPAN AD 600 | 57 |
Ch04 The Church of the East in Asia | 59 |
Ch05 The Church of the East in Japan | 77 |
THE CATHOLICCHURCH IN JAPANTHE AGE OF PERSECUTIONAD 1542 | 89 |
Ch06 The Sixteenth and SeventeenthCentury Social Political andEconomic Conditions inAsia Japan | 91 |
THE ARRIVALOF PROTESTANTISM IN JAPANTHE AGE OF REVIVAL INDIGENIZATION AD 1853 | 131 |
Ch10 The Protestant MovementEnters Japan | 133 |
Ch11 The Clash of Cultures | 140 |
Ch12 Christianity in PostWar Japan | 145 |
Part Five ANALYSIS CONCLUSIONS THEAGE OF A NEW BEGINNINGAD 2000 | 149 |
Ch13 A Brief Summary Conclusions | 151 |
Ch14 A Lesson in Missiology aNew Beginning | 165 |
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Ch07 The Arrival of the Roman CatholicChurch in Japan | 98 |
Ch08 The Age of Persecution | 114 |
Ch09 The Hidden Church | 124 |
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Biographical Information | 185 |
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