John P. Hoffmann

Japanese Saints

Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9780739116890
• ISBN-10: 0739116894
• Artikelnr.: 21711601

Autorenporträt

By John P. Hoffmann

Inhaltsangabe

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