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Hidden Christians And Non-Churches: Indigenized Christian Practices In Japan, Shayne Naoyuki Yano
Hidden Christians And Non-Churches: Indigenized Christian Practices In Japan, Shayne Naoyuki Yano
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Throughout Christianity's tumultuous history in Japan, there have been several traditions which have stood independent from Western missionary churches. Two such traditions are the Kakure Kirishitan (“Hidden Christians”) and Uchimura Kanzo's Non-Church Movement. Both have interpreted Christianity in ways that make sense within their own historical and cultural contexts. Japan's Hidden Christians were forced by strict persecution to practice their faith in secret, where they developed ways to disguise their practices. Meanwhile, at the dawn of a new era of religious freedom in Japan, Uchimura Kanzo formed a new way to practice Christianity that both integrated Japanese traditions such as …