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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