Christianity as world religion and vernacular movement -- The social sources of Christianity in Japan -- Charisma, minor founders, and indigenous movements -- The fountainhead of Japanese Christianity revisited -- Christianity as a path of self-cultivation -- Japanese versions of apostolic Christianity -- Japanese Christians and the world of the dead -- Comparative patterns of growth and decline -- The broader context of Japanese Christianity -- Appendix: Bibliographical guide to indigenous Christian movements.
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