Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Note on Transliteration and Translation 7
4. List of Illustrations 9
5. Foreword 11
6. Translator’s Acknowledgements 15
7. Translator’s Introduction 17
8. Prologue—Encounters 31
9. 1. My Home Village and Mother 33
10. 2. My Schooling 39
11. 3. The First International Conference of Christian Students 45
12. 4. Europe at the Outbreak of War 49
13. 5. Student Life in America 53
14. 6. Wartime Japan 61
15. 7. The Intellectual Atmosphere after the War 69
16. 8. My Encounter with Chō Yukio 77
17. 9. New Friendships in Postwar Asia 83
18. 10. The Beginning of the World Council of Churches 89
19. 11. Toward the New International Christian University 99
20. 12. China after the Revolution 105
21. 13. Recollections of The Japan America Committee for Intellectual Interchange 113
22. 14. Christianity and Japanese Culture (1) —Towards a History of Modern Japan 121
23. 15. Christianity and Japanese Culture (2) —Protestants and the Elevation of Women’s Status 137
24. 16. Christianity and Japanese Culture (3) —Research on the Emperor System 143
25. 17. Christianity and Japanese Culture (4) —The Idea of Something Beyond Oneself 151
26. 18. Hidden Patterns of Japanese Culture 159
27. 19. Memories of Europe 165
28. 20. Farewell to Chō Yukio 171
29. Conclusion: Gratitude for the Blessing of ‘Encounters’ 175
30. Afterword 177
31. Takeda’s Principal Publications 179
32. Bibliography 181
33. Chronology 183
34. Glossary 185
35. Index 197