The Norwegian-American Lutheran experience in 1950s Japan : stepping up to the Cold War challenge /

This study examines a group of young Norwegian-American missionaries sent to Japan in the early 1950s. Certain that a communist regime would take over and make mission work impossible, as in China, they instead witnessed Japan's economic transformation and were affected by postcolonial ideologi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Allen, Kate (Autor), Ingulsrud, John E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Temas:
Lutheran Church > Missions > Japan.
Missions > Japan.
Église luthérienne > Missions > Japon.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Lutheran Church > Missions
Missions
Japan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study examines a group of young Norwegian-American missionaries sent to Japan in the early 1950s. Certain that a communist regime would take over and make mission work impossible, as in China, they instead witnessed Japan's economic transformation and were affected by postcolonial ideologies and new ways to understand "mission."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 313 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498524810
1498524818

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