A Christian in the land of the gods : journey of faith in Japan / Joanna Reed Shelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelton, Joanna R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Japan.

Presbyterian Church.

Christianity--Japan--20th century.

Christianity.

Protestantism--Japan.

Protestantism.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--Missions--History.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In November 1877, three months after Emperor Meiji's conscript army of commoners defeated forces led by Japan's famous ""last samurai,"" the Reverend Tom Alexander and his new wife, Emma, arrived in Japan, a country where Christianity had been punishable by death until 1868.A Christian in the Land of the Gods offers an intimate view of hardships and challenges faced by nineteenth-century missionaries working to plant their faith in a country just emerging from two and a half centuries of self-imposed seclusion. The narrative takes place against the backdrop of wrenching change in Japan and Gre

Contents:

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 304

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4982-2492-X

OCLC:

951223606