Japanese Saints: Mormons in the Land of the Rising SunBased on research in a small congregation in northern Japan and in-depth interviews with foreign missionaries, Japanese Saints is the first book to provide an in-depth, qualitative examination of what it is like to be a Japanese Mormon. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Japanese History Christianity and the LDS Church | 13 |
Toward an Understanding of Religious and Japanese Identities | 51 |
Joining the Church Leaving the Church | 87 |
What It Means To Be A Latterday Saint | 115 |
Identity Balance Conflicts and Reconciliations | 135 |
Church Work as Identity Work | 153 |
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