Japanese Saints - Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun

Informationen zum Autor By John P. Hoffmann Klappentext Based on research in a small congregation in northern Japan and in-depth interviews with foreign missionaries, Japanese Saints is the first book to provide an in-depth, qualitative examination of what it is like to be a Japanese Mormon. Zusammenfassung Based on research in a small congregation in northern Japan and in-depth interviews with foreign missionaries! Japanese Saints is the first book to provide an in-depth! qualitative examination of what it is like to be a Japanese Mormon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Japanese History, Christianity, and the LDS Church Chapter 3 Toward an Understanding of Religious and Japanese Identities Chapter 4 Joining the Church, Leaving the Church Chapter 5 What it Means to be a Latter-day Saint Chapter 6 Identity Balance: Conflicts and Reconciliations Chapter 7 Church Work as Identity Work Chapter 8 Missionary Work in Japan Chapter 9 Japanese Identity, Mormon Identity: Sketches and Conclusions Chapter 10 Appendix: Research Methos

Product details

• Authors: John P. Hoffmann
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2007
• EAN: 9780739116890
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1689-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches