Christianity in the world of Japan’s religions: reception, incorporation, separation

This article traces three key themes in the encounter of Christianity with Japanese culture: namely, reception, incorporation and separation. It argues that these three can also be traced in the much longer engagement of Buddhism with Japan, and that their complex interaction is a helpful way of und...

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Main Author: Ipgrave, Michael 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2016]
In: International journal for the study of the Christian church
Year: 2016, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 197-210
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhism
CA Christianity
KBM Asia
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:This article traces three key themes in the encounter of Christianity with Japanese culture: namely, reception, incorporation and separation. It argues that these three can also be traced in the much longer engagement of Buddhism with Japan, and that their complex interaction is a helpful way of understanding the tension of inner and outer in Japanese Christian experience.
ISSN:1474-225X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2016.1227233