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Rediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom : two thousand years of Christian history in Japan / Samuel Lee.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Hamilton Books, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 185 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780761849506
  • 0761849505
  • 0761849491
  • 9780761849490
  • 1282498916
  • 9781282498914
  • 9786612498916
  • 6612498919
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rediscovering Japan, reintroducing Christendom.DDC classification:
  • 952 22
LOC classification:
  • BR1305 .L44 2010eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The origin of the Japanese people -- The lost tribes of Israel -- Hebrew-Japanese cultural comparisons -- The church of the East in Asia -- The church of th East in Japan -- The sixteenth and seventeenth century social, political and economic conditions in Asia & Japan -- The arrival of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan -- The age of persecution -- The hidden church -- The Protestant movement enters Japan -- The clash of cultures -- Christianity in post-war Japan -- A brief summary & conclusions -- A less in missiology & a new beginning.
Summary: Japan's Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. Lee analyzes cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.

The origin of the Japanese people -- The lost tribes of Israel -- Hebrew-Japanese cultural comparisons -- The church of the East in Asia -- The church of th East in Japan -- The sixteenth and seventeenth century social, political and economic conditions in Asia & Japan -- The arrival of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan -- The age of persecution -- The hidden church -- The Protestant movement enters Japan -- The clash of cultures -- Christianity in post-war Japan -- A brief summary & conclusions -- A less in missiology & a new beginning.

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Japan's Christian history and cultural roots are examined from an alternative perspective. Lee analyzes cultural, religious and linguistic evidence to argue that Christianity was introduced to Japan through the Lost Tribes of Israel, converted to Christianity through the missionary efforts of the Assyrian Church of the East around A.D. 500.

English.