Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. (Re)Introducing Christianity in Modern Japan 1
6. Chapter One. Placing Japanese Protestant Churches in Tokyo 27
7. Chapter Two. Building the Japanese Protestant Church in Tokyo 59
8. Chapter Three. Preaching Self and World in the Capital 99
9. Chapter Four. Preaching the National Imaginary 130
10. Chapter Five. The Lay Lectern—Discourse beyond Religion at Church 157
11. Chapter Six. Church-Based Groups and Activism in the Church 180
12. Chapter Seven. From the Church into Society 203
13. Epilogue 226
14. Notes 239
15. Bibliography 295
16. Index 331