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Christianity and Shinto
Japanese believers must be wary of falling into syncretism again, evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi warns.
Shinto’s Historical and Contemporary Influences on Japanese Society
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi shares how Shinto influenced the development of emperor worship and the ways Christians responded.
Shinto’s Key Teachings
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi explains why Japan’s indigenous religion lacks a transcendent notion of God.
What Christians Should Know About Shinto
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi on the indigenous religion’s key teachings, its historical development, and ways to evangelize effectively in Japan.
Missions and Evangelism in a Shinto-influenced Culture
“We must avoid both excessive fear and uncritical sentimentalism of Shinto,” evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi argues.
Learning to Forgive the Country That Oppressed Mine
On Korea’s 80th Liberation Day, I exhort fellow evangelicals to view Korea and Japan’s relationship through one of Jesus’ parables.
Readers Say Yes to Church Kitchens
And other responses to our March/April issue.
Japanese Evangelicalism Was Once Nationalistic
Making Christianity great again by means of political control is tempting. That didn’t work in my country.
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Growth Is Good. Survival Is, Too.
Japan’s Christians still pray for revival. But endurance is its own reward.
Shamanism in Japan
Christians in the country view pastors’ benedictions as powerful spiritual mantras.