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Christ in Japanese Culture: Theological Themes in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works (Brill's Japanese Studies Library) (Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 28)
by Mase-Hasegawa (Author)
Shedding light on a wide range of cross-cultural concerns and encounters, going far beyond narrow theological specialisation, the author argues that any successful process of missiological inculturation demands a serious antholopological consideration of indigenous faith.
Brill Academic Pub
Publication date
March 15, 2008
Language
Editorial Reviews
Review
"(...) this is a book that was waiting to be written. (...) Mase-Hasegawa's study will be of interest to a readership not limited to aficionados of Japanese literature or of the debates surrounding religious inculturation. Indeed, as Ursula King suggests in her foreword, this is a 'pioneering book that bridges several worlds' "
Mark Williams in Journal of Japanese Studies
From the Back Cover
This ground-breaking study on the Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku (1923-1996) uniquely combines western and Japanese religious, theological and philosophical thought. The author interprets Endoa (TM)s central works such as "Silence" (1966), "The Samurai" (1980), and "Deep River" (1996), from a theological point of view as documents of inculturation of Christianity in Japan. Analysing the social and religious context of Japan in a global perspective, the author identifies a central role for "koshinto" - a traditional Japanese ethos - in Endo's thought on inculturation. Endoa (TM)s change from a critical to a positive acceptance of the koshinto tradition partly accounts for his move from a pessimistic attitude of Christian inculturation in his early years to the growing theocentric and pneumatic concerns of his later years. Essential for Western readers.
About the Author
Emi Mase-Hasegawa, Th.D. (2004) in Missiology with Ecumenical studies, Lund University, Sweden, is a research associate at Nanzan University, Institute for Religion and Culture. She has published articles in both Japanese and English, and is actively involved in Lutheran World Federation.
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Publisher : Brill Academic Pub (March 15, 2008)
Language : English
Hardcover : 248 pages
Christ in Japanese Culture: Theological Themes in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works (Brill's Japanese Studies Library) (Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 28)
by Mase-Hasegawa (Author)
Shedding light on a wide range of cross-cultural concerns and encounters, going far beyond narrow theological specialisation, the author argues that any successful process of missiological inculturation demands a serious antholopological consideration of indigenous faith.
Brill Academic Pub
Publication date
March 15, 2008
Language
Editorial Reviews
Review
"(...) this is a book that was waiting to be written. (...) Mase-Hasegawa's study will be of interest to a readership not limited to aficionados of Japanese literature or of the debates surrounding religious inculturation. Indeed, as Ursula King suggests in her foreword, this is a 'pioneering book that bridges several worlds' "
Mark Williams in Journal of Japanese Studies
From the Back Cover
This ground-breaking study on the Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku (1923-1996) uniquely combines western and Japanese religious, theological and philosophical thought. The author interprets Endoa (TM)s central works such as "Silence" (1966), "The Samurai" (1980), and "Deep River" (1996), from a theological point of view as documents of inculturation of Christianity in Japan. Analysing the social and religious context of Japan in a global perspective, the author identifies a central role for "koshinto" - a traditional Japanese ethos - in Endo's thought on inculturation. Endoa (TM)s change from a critical to a positive acceptance of the koshinto tradition partly accounts for his move from a pessimistic attitude of Christian inculturation in his early years to the growing theocentric and pneumatic concerns of his later years. Essential for Western readers.
About the Author
Emi Mase-Hasegawa, Th.D. (2004) in Missiology with Ecumenical studies, Lund University, Sweden, is a research associate at Nanzan University, Institute for Religion and Culture. She has published articles in both Japanese and English, and is actively involved in Lutheran World Federation.
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Product details
Publisher : Brill Academic Pub (March 15, 2008)
Language : English
Hardcover : 248 pages
