8. Comparative Patterns of Growth and Decline

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Christianity as World Religion and Vernacular Movement 1
5. 2. The Social Sources of Christianity in Japan 11
6. 3. Charisma, Minor Founders, and Indigenous Movements 31
7. 4. The Fountainhead of Japanese Christianity Revisited 54
8. 5. Christianity as a Path of Self-Cultivation 68
9. 6. Japanese Versions of Apostolic Christianity 95
10. 7. Japanese Christians and the World of the Dead 129
11. 8. Comparative Patterns of Growth and Decline 156
12. 9. The Broader Context of Japanese Christianity 183
13. Appendix 201
14. Notes 217
15. General Bibliography 261
16. Acknowledgments 266
17. Index 267
18. About the Author 278