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Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers

Mark Williams author Van Gessel author Yamane Michihiro author Mark Williams editor Van Gessel editor Yamane Michihiro editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Amsterdam University Press

Published:1st Nov '22

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Although a century and a half of Christian proselytizing has only led to the conversion of about one percent of the Japanese population, the proportion of writers who have either been baptized or significantly influenced in their work by Christian teachings is much higher. The seventeen authors examined in this volume have all employed themes and imagery in their writings influenced by Christian teachings. Those writing between the 1880s and the start of World War II were largely drawn to the Protestant emphasis on individual freedom, though many of them eventually rejected sectarian affiliation. Since 1945, on the other hand, Catholicism has produced a number of religiously committed authors, led by figures such as Endo Shusaku, the most popular and influential Christian writer in Japan to date. The authors discussed in these essays have contributed in a variety of ways to the indigenization of the imported religion.

ISBN: 9789048558216

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371 pages