2023/05/17

Christianity Made in Japan 1

 Christianity Made in Japan A Study of Indigenous Movements

Mark R. Mullins

Contents

Preface vii

Ch 1 Christianity as World Religion and Vernacular Movement

  • Sociological Considerations
  • The Japanese Context
  • Approaching Indigenous Christian Movements

Ch 2 The Social Sources of Christianity in Japan

  • From Roman Catholic to Protestant Mission Churches
  • From Transdenominational Cooperation to Denominational Mission Churches
  • Christianity As a Lay Movement: The Sapporo and Kumamoto Bands
  • The Development and Growth of the Mission Churches
  • Transplanted Churches under Japanese Civil Religion
  • The Postwar Period
  • From Transplanted Churches to Indigenous Movements
  • Church­Sect Theory and the Study of Indigenization

Ch 3 Charisma, Minor Founders, and Indigenous Movements

  • The Social Background of the Indigenous Movements
  • The Enabling Factor: Imported and Native Elements
  • Minor Founders, Innovation, and Charismatic Authority
  • The Reappearance of Charismatic Christianity

Ch 4 The Fountainhead of Japanese Christianity Revisited

  • Uchimura Kanzo * and the Nonchurch Movement
  • Western Traditions and the Bible in Uchimura's Christianity
  • Christianity as a Japanese Religion
  • Conclusion

Ch 5 Christianity As a Path of Self­ Cultivation

  • Matsumura Kaiseki and The Way
  • Kawai Shinsui and Christ Heart Church
  • Some Comparative Observations

Ch 6 Japanese Versions of Apostolic Christianity

  •  Murai Jun and the Spirit of Jesus Church
  • Otsuki* Takeji and the Holy Ecclesia of Jesus
  • Teshima Ikuro* and the Original Gospel Movement
  • Conclusion
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Ch 7 Japanese Christians and the World of the Dead

  • The Place of Ancestors and Spirit Belief in Japanese Culture
  • Protestant Missionary Theology and the Ancestors
  • Memorialism in Indigenous Christianity
  • Reading the Bible with Japanese Eyes
  • Care for the Dead in the Spirit of Jesus Church
  • The Japanese Christian Response to Indigenous Spirit Beliefs
  • Conclusion

Ch 8 Comparative Patterns of Growth and Decline

  •  The Sociology of Transplanted Churches
  •  Indigenization: A Cure­All?
  •  The Dilemmas of Christianity in Japan
  • Intersocietal Relations: The Neglected Dimension
  • The Transplantation of Korean Christianity to Japan
  • The Shamanization of Korean Christianity
  • The Expansion of Korean Pentecostalism to Japan    
  • Healing Services and Testimonials in the Japan Grace Academy                
  • The Future of Korean Pentecostalism in Japan

Ch 9 The Broader Context of Japanese Christianity

  • The "Ways" of Japanese Christianity
  • Charisma and Leadership Succession
  • Alternative Patterns of Appropriation
  • The Global Context

Appendix: Bibliographical Guide to Indigenous Christian Movements 201

  • Notes 217
  • General Bibliography 261
  • Acknowledgments 266
  • Index 267

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