Japan's Encounter With Christianity: The Catholic Mission in Pre-Modern Japan

By Neil S. Fujita

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809132060
• ISBN13: 9780809132065
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Story of Bravery and Tragedy

Though out of print, this book is well worth tracking down for those interested in Japan's introduction to Christianity. The stories of the sacrifices made by these early Christians, both as missionaries and particularly as native Japanese Christians, are a rebuke to much of today's comfortable Christianity. The book is also of interest to those studying dialogue between Buddhists and Christians, as it outlines and interacts with some of the earliest Buddhist assessments and critiques of Christianity.