Christ in Japanese Culture

Theological Themes in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16596-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 28, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

Reihe: Brill's Japanese Studies Library

This ground-breaking study on the Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku (1923-1996) uniquely combines western and Japanese religious, theological and philosophical thought. The author interprets Endo’s central works such as 'Silence' (1966), 'The Samurai' (1980), and 'Deep River' (1996), from a theological point of view as documents of inculturation of Christianity in Japan. Analysing the social and religious context of Japan in a global perspective, the author identifies a central role for 'koshinto' - a traditional Japanese ethos - in Endo's thought on inculturation. Endo’s change from a critical to a positive acceptance of the koshinto tradition partly accounts for his move from a pessimistic attitude of Christian inculturation in his early years to the growing theocentric and pneumatic concerns of his later years. Essential for Western readers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mase-Hasegawa, Emi

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Über Autor(innen)

Emi Mase-Hasegawa, Th.D. (2004) in Missiology with Ecumenical studies, Lund University, Sweden, is a research associate at Nanzan University, Institute for Religion and Culture. She has published articles in both Japanese and English, and is actively involved in Lutheran World Federation.