A History of Christianity in Japan, Volume 1First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
Contents
WAITING BEFORE THE CLOSED GATES | 11 |
THE OPENING OF THE GATES 18531859 | 28 |
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MISSIONS | 45 |
JAPANESE ARGUMENTS AGAINST CHRISTI | 89 |
PLOWING AND SEEDSOWING 18731882 | 131 |
RAPID GROWTH 18831888 | 164 |
THE PERIOD OF RETARDED GROWTH 1889 | 212 |
THE OPENING OF THE TWENTIETH CEN | 295 |
TURY 19011903 | 312 |
APPENDIX | 350 |
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