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• catalog abstract ""This book provides a fascinating account of the cultural relations between American YMCA missionaries and native Christians in Japan at the turn of the century. In addition to demonstrating clear evidence that this cross-cultural interaction produced changes on both sides of the Pacific, the author also analyzes the implications of late-nineteenth-century nationalism and imperialism for all participants. This work also contributes to an international perspective in historical understanding." "The American YMCA inaugurated its first foreign mission to Japan in 1889. Upon their arrival, YMCA missionaries considered Japan to be the most promising mission field in East Asia. Many Japanese, including important members of the former samurai class, had converted to Christianity. In addition, the segment of the population that the YMCA served - youth - were taking up leadership positions in Japan and throughout East Asia. Thus, the YMCA mission brought to Japan hope for Christian conversion." "It was with great shock and surprise, therefore, that YMCA missionaries faced conflict and confrontation with Japanese Christians in their new enterprise. With different cultural concerns, Japanese Christians collided with YMCA missionaries over a range of issues. Motivated by a deep sense of nationalism, Japanese Christians strove to indigenize the YMCA. American YMCA missionaries reacted with their own sense of nationalism, recognizing that failure to enact the American Protestant vision of Christianity in Japan would represent a setback for their role as God's "chosen people."" "By the 1930s, the American YMCA acknowledged the failure of its mission to Japan in a comprehensive report, which identified indigenous nationalism as the main culprit behind the failure. In addition, the YMCA mission was transformed by the very cross-cultural contact it had initiated."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b10801789.
• catalog coverage "Japan Church history.".
• catalog created "c1998.".
• catalog date "1998".
• catalog date "c1998.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
• catalog description ""This book provides a fascinating account of the cultural relations between American YMCA missionaries and native Christians in Japan at the turn of the century. In addition to demonstrating clear evidence that this cross-cultural interaction produced changes on both sides of the Pacific, the author also analyzes the implications of late-nineteenth-century nationalism and imperialism for all participants. This work also contributes to an international perspective in historical understanding." "The American YMCA inaugurated its first foreign mission to Japan in 1889. Upon their arrival, YMCA missionaries considered Japan to be the most promising mission field in East Asia. Many Japanese, including important members of the former samurai class, had converted to Christianity. In addition, the segment of the population that the YMCA served - youth - were taking up leadership positions in Japan and throughout East Asia. Thus, the YMCA mission brought to Japan hope for Christian conversion." "It was with great shock and surprise, therefore, that YMCA missionaries faced conflict and confrontation with Japanese Christians in their new enterprise. With different cultural concerns, Japanese Christians collided with YMCA missionaries over a range of issues. Motivated by a deep sense of nationalism, Japanese Christians strove to indigenize the YMCA. American YMCA missionaries reacted with their own sense of nationalism, recognizing that failure to enact the American Protestant vision of Christianity in Japan would represent a setback for their role as God's "chosen people."" "By the 1930s, the American YMCA acknowledged the failure of its mission to Japan in a comprehensive report, which identified indigenous nationalism as the main culprit behind the failure. In addition, the YMCA mission was transformed by the very cross-cultural contact it had initiated."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1. The American YMCA and the Missionary Revival -- 2. Japanese Christians and Cultural Nationalism -- 3. The Struggle for Independence -- 4. Social Problems and the Russo-Japanese War -- 5. YMCA Postwar Imperialism in Korea and Manchuria -- 6. The Crisis of Christian Nationalism.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-199) and index.".
• catalog extent "207 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0934223432 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1998".
• catalog issued "c1998.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press ; London : Associated University Presses,".
• catalog spatial "Japan Church history.".
• catalog spatial "Japan".
• catalog subject "267/.3952 21".
• catalog subject "BV1060.J3 D38 1998".
• catalog subject "Christianity Japan History.".
• catalog subject "Nationalism Japan Religious aspects Christianity.".
• catalog subject "YMCA of the USA History.".
• catalog subject "Young Men's Christian associations Japan History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The American YMCA and the Missionary Revival -- 2. Japanese Christians and Cultural Nationalism -- 3. The Struggle for Independence -- 4. Social Problems and the Russo-Japanese War -- 5. YMCA Postwar Imperialism in Korea and Manchuria -- 6. The Crisis of Christian Nationalism.".
• catalog title "A world of crisis and progress : the American YMCA in Japan, 1890-1930 / Jon Thares Davidann.".
• catalog type "Church history. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".