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Salvationist Samurai
R. David Rightmire
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Description for Salvationist Samurai
Hardback. The first English-language work to clarify the role of Gunpei Yamamuro (1872-1940) in relation to the progress of the Salvation Army in Japan. Series: Pietist & Wesleyan Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Arriving in Japan in 1895, the Salvation Army rose from a position of relative obscurity to national recognition within a space of twelve years. The cultural adaptation of mission and message was most directly influenced by the life and work of Gunpei Yamamuro (1872-1940), who helped transform the Army into an indigenous expression of Wesleyan-holiness mission, uniquely adapted to the needs of Japan's emerging industrialized society. Salvationist Samurai is the first English-language work to clarify the role of Yamamuro in relation to the progress of the Salvation Army in Japan. In light of the recent centennial celebration of the ... Read more
Arriving in Japan in 1895, the Salvation Army rose from a position of relative obscurity to national recognition within a space of twelve years. The cultural adaptation of mission and message was most directly influenced by the life and work of Gunpei Yamamuro (1872-1940), who helped transform the Army into an indigenous expression of Wesleyan-holiness mission, uniquely adapted to the needs of Japan's emerging industrialized society. Salvationist Samurai is the first English-language work to clarify the role of Yamamuro in relation to the progress of the Salvation Army in Japan. In light of the recent centennial celebration of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Pietist & Wesleyan Studies
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810832701
SKU
V9780810832701
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About R. David Rightmire
R. David Rightmire is Professor of Theological Studies at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. His publications include Sacraments and the Salvation Army: Pneumatological Foundations (Scarecrow, 1990).
Reviews for Salvationist Samurai
...a very rewarding and informative read.
Kevin Sims
...provides an excellent and enlightening analysis...provides invaluable insight into the relationship of The Salvation Army to the state...
The Asbury Theological Journal
This short history is an important contribution to the story of Christianity in Japan.
Theological Book Review
Kevin Sims
...provides an excellent and enlightening analysis...provides invaluable insight into the relationship of The Salvation Army to the state...
The Asbury Theological Journal
This short history is an important contribution to the story of Christianity in Japan.
Theological Book Review