Understanding Japan Through the Eyes of Christian Faith third edition

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Samuel Lee

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Uchimura Kanzo (1861-1930) is one of the most prominent Japanese Christian thinkers, the world has ever known. Uchimura Kanzo influenced many Japanese political figures as well as well known writers, among them the writers Masamune Hakucho, Mushanokoji Saneatsu, and Arimisha Takeo, who in 1910 founded the influential Shirakaba "White Birch", a journal that served as a vehicle for their humanitarian ideals. Uchimura Kanzo believed that a Roman Catholicism is only good for the Roman culture, and Anglican Christianity emerged from English culture, and a Lutheran emerged from Germany and German culture. Why then not have to have a Japanese Christianity that is fully compatible to both Japan and Jesus. Uchimura Kanzo is the founder of Non-Church movement: Mukyukai. Daily Devotions with Uchimura Kanzo is a beautiful collection of quotes from Uchimura Kanzo's writings. It is designed to enrich the soul, broaden the mind and to offer the reader a different way of understanding Christianity.

Daily Devotions with Uchimura Kanzo

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UNDERSTANDING JAPAN THROUGH THE EYES OF CHRISTIAN FAITH / FOURTH EDITION & REVISED VERSION Understanding Japan through the Eyes of Christian Faith. is a fascinating book, combining Sociology and Christian worldview in a systematic manner and simple language. Samuel Lee has skillfully examined various facets of the Japanese society and culture looking for answers of why Christianity is not widely accepted and practiced in Japan. After dealing the historical background of Christianity in Japan and describing the socio-cultural condition of the nation, the author comes up with strategies and suggestions of how Christianity should approach Japan and suggests that Christianity should be reintroduced in Japan. Understanding Japan through the Eyes of Christian Faith. is a sociological and spiritual handbook for missionaries, mission organizations, churches, Christian Universities/Colleges and every Christian who is interested in reaching Japan. Japan is now ready to embrace the Gospel. You can discover it by reading this book.

Understanding Japan Through the Eyes of Christian Faith: Fourth Edition & Revised version

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Lee, Samuel

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Read Craig Michael Nielsen's well-researched book and weep for Israel and weep for your persecuted fellow Christians in Palestine. We must stop defending the radically anti-Christian Zionist movement. It's not anti-Semitic to oppose Israel's genocide of Palestinians. It's anti-Christian to accept it. Find out how wrong we have been about Israel. Then demand that the U.S. stop funding the Palestinian Holocaust. It's the Christian thing to do. - Peter Mead, U.S. Editor &amp; Journalist

Israel Palestine - a christian response to the conflict

Nielsen, Craig Michael

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Since the mid-sixteenth century, Christianity has been notably active in Japan, and yet Japan remains one of the least-evangelized nations in the world. The Japanese and Christianity is an attempt to work out an appropriate response to the question, "What are the main reasons why Christianity has not yet succeeded in Japan?" It investigates various factors, i.e. the societal, cultural, historical, missiological and political dimensions of Christianity in Japan, in searching for possible answers. 要約 日本人とキリスト教――その複雑な関係 16世紀中葉以降、日本ではキリスト教の伝道が顕著になされてきた。ところが日本は今も世界において、最も福音化されていない国の一つである。本書に示されている通り様々な統計によれば、日本におけるキリスト者人口はいまだに、わずか1.40~1.54%にすぎない。それゆえ当論文の中心的設問は、次のものである。 「キリスト教はなぜ日本で成功していないのか?

The Japanese and Christianity: A Complex Relation

Lee, Samuel C.

Since the mid-sixteenth century, Christianity has been notably active in Japan, and yet Japan remains one of the least- evangelized nations in the world. The Japanese and Christianity is an attempt to work out an appropriate response to the question, "What are the main reasons why Christianity has not yet succeeded in Japan?" It investigates various factors, i.e. the societal, cultural, historical, missiological and political dimensions of Christianity in Japan, in searching for possible answers. Generally, Christianity's lack of quantitative success must be understood in the context of all of these factors, particularly; the worldview and political factors are the most salient ones. This research is based on extended literature study and draws from multiple sources across various disciplines, sources that are in English and generally based upon the work of both Japanese and Western scholars.

The Japanese and Christianity: Why Is Christianity Not Widely Believed in Japan?

In Understanding Japan through the Eyes of Christian Faith Samuel Lee skillfully examines various facets of the Japanese society and culture in relation to Christianity. The author elaborates the historical background of Christianity in Japan and describes the socio-cultural condition of the nation. Understanding Japan through the Eyes of Christian Faith is a handbook for missionaries, mission organizations, churches, Christian universities/colleges, seminaries and every Christian who is interested in reaching the Japanese people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Samuel Lee holds Ph.D. in Intercultural Theology (Free University Amsterdam) and M.A. degree in Sociology of Non Western Societies (Leiden University). His research areas are Japanese culture &amp; society, Christianity in Japan, sociology of religion and contextual theology. He is also the author of The Japanese &amp; Christianity: Why is Christianity Not Widely Believed in Japan? (2014). Lee is president of Foundation University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For further information about this book, visit: projectjapan.org/pj/Understanding_Japan.html

Understanding Japan Through the Eyes of Christian Faith (Fifth Edition)

A New Kind of Pentecostalism is about advocating for dialogue between churches, denominations, cultures and even across world religions. Christianity is more than the interpretation of dogma, or reflection on the Holy Spirit and the scriptures. The person Jesus Christ makes the Church to be one, unites it into a single world community and makes it possible to transcend denominational differences. Pentecostalism is on the verge of becoming something radically new. God is calling His Church to move toward maturity, to demonstrate institutional flexibility, to reveal the power of divine love to mankind, to live the credo of tolerance and care for the world. A New Kind of Pentecostalism promotes social justice and reformation within the Pentecostal movement. This book is about the change that is urgently necessary today. About the Author Samuel Lee is a Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, sociologist, human rights activist, author, and public speaker. He is known for his challenging message on reforming Pentecostalism and for advocating social justice for migrants. He has authored several books such as Soldier of the Cross, Blessed Migrants, Understanding Japan through the Eyes of Christian Faith and Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom. Dr. Lee founded Foundation University, an online Christian school offering tuition-free education for those who, for economic, political, or religious reasons, are unable to enroll in a course of study elsewhere. Samuel and his wife, Sarah, live in the Netherlands and serve as pastors among the immigrant and refugee community in Amsterdam. For more on his life and work visit his personal weblog: www.samlee.org.

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