Lexington Books
Pages: 204
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Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-1-4985-9167-6 • Hardback • November 2019 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-9168-3 • eBook • November 2019 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Kirk Sandvig is adjunct professor at Chapman University and San Diego State University.
Chapter 1: Coming to Terms with Hidden Christianity in Japan
Chapter 2: The Introduction and Prohibition of Christianity in Japan
Chapter 3: Christian Persecution
Chapter 4: Maintaining Hidden Practices
Chapter 5: Ancestors and Artifacts
Chapter 6: Putting Hidden Christianity on Display
Chapter 7: Financial and Familial Shifts
Chapter 8: Modernity and Movement
Chapter 9: Religions in Transition - A Negotiation of Identity
The strength of Hidden Christians in Japan is the sensitivity with which it engages contemporary ‘Hidden Christian’ beliefs and practices by tracing their spiritual antecedents, analyzing the consequences of their experience of modernity, and speculating respectfully on where those who still embrace these beliefs and practices may be headed.
— Peter Nosco, University of British Columbia
An excellent book. For the first time the hidden Christians’ own voices can be heard. This study is essential reading for anyone interested in the topic.
— Stephen Turnbull, University of Leeds