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
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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