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Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom
Two Thousand Years of Christian History in Japan
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2010
Summary
In Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom Japan's unvoiced Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. It is commonly believed that Christianity was introduced to Japan by the Spanish and Portuguese missionaries during the 1500s; however, Samuel Lee draws on various forms of cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, who were converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500. Much of the evidence he discusses has become submerged into many Japanese folkloric songs, festivals and is to be found in temples. There are, for example, approximately 300 words in Japanese and Hebrew/Aramaic that are similar. Further, Dr. Lee outlines the history of Catholicism in Japan during the 1500s, the systematic persecution of Christians from 1600s to the 1800s, and the rise of Protestant Church in Japan. The historical portion of the book ends with an analysis and discussion of 21st century Japanese society. Lastly, in Rediscovering Japan, Reintroducing Christendom, Samuel Lee questions the missiological methods of Western Christianity and advocates an approach based in dialogue between Christianity and other cultures.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4949-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4950-6
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
186
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Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Endorsements No access
Introduction No access
Methodology No access
Ch01. The Origin of the Japanese People No access
Ch02. The Lost Tribes of Israel No access
Ch03. Hebrew–Japanese Cultural Comparisons No access
Ch04. The Church of the East in Asia No access
Ch05. The Church of the East in Japan No access
Ch06. The Sixteenth and SeventeenthCentury Social, Political andEconomic Conditions inAsia & Japan No access
Ch07. The Arrival of the Roman CatholicChurch in Japan No access
Ch08. The Age of Persecution No access
Ch09. The Hidden Church No access
Ch10. The Protestant MovementEnters Japan No access
Ch11. The Clash of Cultures No access
Ch12. Christianity in Post-War Japan No access
Ch13. A Brief Summary & Conclusions No access
Ch14. A Lesson in Missiology & aNew Beginning No access
Bibliography No access Pages 173 - 176
Index No access Pages 177 - 184
Biographical Information No access Pages 185 - 186
