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Book Synopsis Japanese Redemptive Analogies by : Mariana Nesbitt
Download or read book Japanese Redemptive Analogies written by Mariana Nesbitt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 pages in Vol. 2 in the Series, "Bridging the Cultural Gap to Christianity." Ever wished for a Redemptive Analogy for Japan like Peace Child, the redemptive analogy that sparked off a great turning to Christ in Irian Jaya? This book gives many, many Redemptive Analogies, suitable for Japan. (Content is the same as Chapter 2 of Vol. 1, but expanded.) God has blessed Japanese culture with plenty of Redemptive Analogies that we can use. The riches of Japanese culture and literary genius has produced novels, theatre, poetry, stories and history that we can mine for nuggets of gold! Many of these we can use to teach the Christ of substitution, sacrifice and redemption. Hours of language study, hours of conversations sitting on the tatami flooring with many Japanese friends and twenty-five years of experience in Japanese churches has led to the writing of this book. The variety of information presented here, will prove an invaluable resource. No other book to date has included this much information on this subject. Missionaries, missiologists, missions and cross-cultural lecturers and students will benefit from this book and be fascinated. The use of the Japanese Redemptive Analogies given in this book will enrich, and make the message of the cross of Christ clearer to the Japanese.
Book Synopsis Reading for Redemption by : Christian R. Davis
Download or read book Reading for Redemption written by Christian R. Davis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to define and explain the archetypal pattern of redemption that underlies our whole notion of resolution in literature and to demonstrate, through multiple examples, that successful literature--poems and stories that have shown endurance or popularity--uses this pattern in specific ways. This theory should help readers to interpret both particular works of literature and the general notion of literature. The pattern of redemption employed here, in its ideal form, involves the sacrifice of an innocent redeemer to save something that has been lost. Because this pattern of redemption is typically associated with Christianity, this book can be taken as proposing a Christian theory of criticism. Current textbooks on literary criticism and theory cover a range of perspectives, such as Marxism, feminism, multiculturalism, reader response, and queer theory, but they invariably ignore the field of Christian criticism. Therefore, this book may be most useful as a supplementary text for courses in literary criticism that might include a Christian perspective. At the same time, however, the terms and methodology proposed here are not exclusive to or dependant on Christian beliefs, so readers of all types may find this approach useful. The greatest strength of this book is its application of the theory to numerous examples from a wide range of genres and periods of literature, testing the theory on classical and Shakespearean works such as the Iliad and Odyssey, Hamlet and Coriolanus; best sellers such as The Lord of the Rings, Le Petit Prince, Valley of the Dolls, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; horror stories such as Frankenstein; postcolonial novels such as Things Fall Apart and The Kite Runner; and lyric poems. Consequently, even readers who are skeptical of the assumptions used here should find the many concrete examples thought-provoking.
Book Synopsis Shintō: The Gospel's Gate by : Brian T. McGregor
Download or read book Shintō: The Gospel's Gate written by Brian T. McGregor and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity has been present in Japan since the mid-1500s and yet it is still not widely followed in Japan. Could it be because we insist on explaining the Gospel in terms of guilt-innocence instead of shame-honor? Shintō: the Gospel's Gate develops two major redemptive analogies; introduces an indigenous name for the Creator God; the Shintō concept of sin; and solves a 3,400 year old biblical mystery. Part one was formerly published as On Ancient Paths: From the Garden to the Grave. Examining the parallels between the Hebrew and Shintō understanding of sin, part one develops the Story of Tsumi, the Shame Triad, and the indigenous Japanese name for the Creator God. Part two, From Death to Life, is new material and is nearly two thirds of the contents of Shintō: the Gospel's Gate. It takes a deeper look at the use of Amenominakanushi as the indigenous name for the Creator God. And it examines parallels in Shinto and Hebrew rituals pointing toward God's plan of salvation through Jesus of Nazareth. Please note: this book contains Hebrew, Japanese, and Greek fonts which may not display correctly on all devices. However, transliterations into English characters have been provided.
Book Synopsis Embracing Differences by : Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt
Download or read book Embracing Differences written by Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. »Embracing Differences« shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States.
Book Synopsis Christ and Japan by : Toyohiko Kagawa
Download or read book Christ and Japan written by Toyohiko Kagawa and published by Kagawa Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHRIST AND JAPAN by TOYOHIKO KAGAWA Originally published in 1934. Translator's Preface: This volume contains penetrating insights and illuminating Interpretations of the Japanese mind and heart by one who has plumbed both and knows his fellow-nationals as few know them. The creative process back of this book opens a window into Dr. Kagawa's technique as a writer. Impaired eyesight, periodically bordering on blindness, makes both reading and writing impos sible. For six months, in the midst of a program which would drive most men to distraction, he somehow found time to mull over this production* and then, for ten terrific days and nights, with his whole personality aflame, he dictated it to his Japa nese amanuensis. The translator has striven to convey to the Eng lish reader the message and the mood o the author. The effort to lure the English language into giving adequate expression to the scintillating thoughts and the glowing soul of the writer, has been an agonizing yet fascinating task. Dr. Kagawa has ap proved of the English text in Its final form. WILLIAM AXLING. Contents include: CHRIST CLAIMS JAPAN: A Prologue 3 I. JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE 7 II. STRONG AND WEAK FEATURES OF JAPANESE CHARACTER 20 III. THE JAPANESE SPIRIT IN THE MODERN WORLD 42 IV. THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE JAPANESE 72 V. JAPAN NEEDS CHRIST 104 VI. GIVE CHRIST A CHANCE! 120 Index 143. Christ and Japan. Prologue: realm Inviolate. It Is an astounding story, but In Japan's centuries-long history not one of her myriad Islands has passed Into the possession of an alien hand or land. This genius for preservation has unfortunately Included the bad as well as the good. In the same careful way she has preserved the world-wide system of public prostitution, the deadly syphilis brought by the Portuguese traders, the curse-laden liquor and the sin which has reigned since Adam's day. But must Japan preserve these vices forever? Must the sword which the samurai so proudly bore for ever be In evidence? Must the brothel, the saloon, the penitentiary, and oppressive police power for ever remain in the picture? O Japan! Eternal love keeps calling! Petulant Japan! Isolated Japan! Abandon your sulky mood and kneel before the God of Infinite love. In your effort to rid yourself of sin and to sanctify your soul you, too, must go by the way of the cross. Christ opened a way of salvation even for Japan. Yes! Though the whole wide world forsakes her, Christ, the reveal er of eternal love, will never cease to woo Japan until he wins, Japan Is famishing for love. Love, God's love, can only be found and fathomed in Christ. He has laid siege to Japan's soul, and she belongs to him. The cruelties which for three hundred years char acterized the persecutions under the Tokugawa Shogunate can hardly be paralleled in the history of mankind. Yet, when the Shogunate fell and the Meiji government proclaimed freedom for the propagation of the gospel, over twenty thousand Christians came triumphantly forth from hidden islands and secluded villages. Japan had not turned her back on Christ. Japan possesses a mysterious power of preserving values. Confucianism has all but perished In China, the land of Its birth. But, In Japan, it Is still a vital force. Buddhism has fallen into decay In India where It was cradled. With us It has flowered into new life. [ 3]
Download or read book 妙貞問答 written by James Baskind and published by Numen Book. This book was released on 2016 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation of Fukansai Habian's Myōtei mondō (1605), one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity.
Book Synopsis The Broken Leaf by : Roger W. Lowther
Download or read book The Broken Leaf written by Roger W. Lowther and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Broken Leaf invites you to explore the beauty and gospel images found in Japanese art and culture. Through ten short meditations, discover for yourself just how God might be revealing his story in the everyday objects of your life whenever and wherever you may be.
Download or read book I Want to Believe written by Mel Lawrenz and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In I Want to Believe, Mel Lawrenz ignites a latent desire in all of us--the desire to believe in something bigger than ourselves. Lawrenz takes an honest dive into topics that are true areas of tension--doubt, rebirth, faith and action, and the essence of Christian faith. A fresh and engaging style draws readers into an unexpected conversation in which they receive concrete, concise descriptions of Christian faith in principle and in real life, and are shown contrasts with other faith alternatives. The chapters are skillful interweavings of narrative, illustration, and biblical reflection. Throughout the book, readers are assured that doubts are part of believing and that hardships in life do not contradict faith. For believers and seekers alike, I Want to Believe will fan the flame of faith and affirm the quest for believing.
Download or read book Japanese Religions written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reaching the Resistant by : J. Dudley Woodberry
Download or read book Reaching the Resistant written by J. Dudley Woodberry and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 1998-09-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lands where Muslims, Jews, and Christians have encountered each other are littered with the ruins of fortresses. Each faith community built barriers to keep out the enemies of their faith. The present studies look at the barriers erected by peoples considered resistant to the gospel, and the bridges God is using to carry the gospel to them.
Book Synopsis Missiology and the Social Sciences by : Edward Rommen
Download or read book Missiology and the Social Sciences written by Edward Rommen and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 1996-09-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts in various branches of social science address the reader, explaining the scope and limitations of their discipline in the science of missiology. Find the balance between those who discount the value of the sciences for missions and those who use them without discernment.
Book Synopsis Peoples of the Buddhist World by : Paul Hattaway
Download or read book Peoples of the Buddhist World written by Paul Hattaway and published by William Carey Library. This book was released on 2004 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 20 years, Christians around the world have launched initiatives to reach Muslims, Communists, Hindus and other major unreached people groups but the Buddhist world has largely been overlooked. Hundreds of millions of Buddhists continue to live and die without any exposure to the Gospel. In Peoples of the Buddhist World, researcher and author Paul Hattaway graphically presents prayer profiles of more than 200 Buddhist people groups around the world, beautifully illustrated with color pictures throughout. In addition, experts have contributed articles on various aspects of Buddhism, helping the reader to learn, pray and work until that day when "the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ and he will reign for ever and ever" (Rev. 11:15).--From publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Protestant Theologies in Modern Japan by : Charles Hugh Germany
Download or read book Protestant Theologies in Modern Japan written by Charles Hugh Germany and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Insider Jesus by : William A. Dyrness
Download or read book Insider Jesus written by William A. Dyrness and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-10-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missiologists today are considering the significance of insider movements, followers of Jesus who are emerging from within Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and other cultural contexts. Are these authentic expressions of Christian faith? If so, how should we understand them? William Dyrness brings a rare blend of cultural and theological engagement to his reflections on this important phenomenon.
Book Synopsis Jesus for Japan by : Mariana Nesbitt
Download or read book Jesus for Japan written by Mariana Nesbitt and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian growth in Japan has been slow. This book fills a cultural gap. It is a collection of insights from Japanese literature, the arts, and religion that will help solve the problem of making our ministry less foreign to the Japanese heart and mind. No other work to date has attempted to include this much information in one book, focusing on and using Japanese opinions, research and theology.Not only those working in Japan, struggling with language, culture and frustrating questions will benefit from the insights presented here, but also missiologists, theologians and students of cross-cultural evangelism. They will find this ground-breaking book to be organized in such a way that they can easily utilise the principles and guidelines it offers in their own spheres of work and study.12 chapters of cultural bridges Christianity will surprise and absorb the reader.
Book Synopsis Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions by : A. Scott Moreau
Download or read book Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions written by A. Scott Moreau and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive, one-volume reference work to consider the history of world missions and contemporary study of the subject from an evangelical perspective.
Download or read book Tonal Intelligence written by Sunny Xiang and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why were U.S. intelligence organizations so preoccupied with demystifying East and Southeast Asia during the mid-twentieth century? Sunny Xiang offers a new way of understanding the American cold war in Asia by tracing aesthetic manifestations of “Oriental inscrutability” across a wide range of texts. She examines how cold war regimes of suspicious thinking produced an ambiguity between “Oriental” enemies and Asian allies, contributing to the conflict’s status as both a “real war” and a “long peace.” Xiang puts interrogation reports, policy memos, and field notes into conversation with novels, poems, documentaries, and mixed media work by artists such as Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ha Jin, and Trinh T. Minh-ha. She engages her archive through a reading practice centered on tone, juxtaposing Asian diasporans who appear similar in profile yet who differ in tone. Tonal Intelligence considers how the meaning of race, war, and empire came under pressure during two interlinked periods of geopolitical transition: American “nation-building” in East and Southeast Asia during the mid-twentieth century and Asian economic modernization during the late twentieth century. By reading both state records and aesthetic texts from these periods for their tone rather than their content, Xiang shows how bygone threats of Asian communism and emergent regimes of Asian capitalism have elicited distinct yet related anxieties about racial intelligibility. Featuring bold methods, unlikely archives, and acute close readings, Tonal Intelligence rethinks the marking and making of race during the long cold war.
