Mission Problems In Japan - Softcover

Albertus Pieters

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037130752X ISBN 13: 9780371307526

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Mission Problems In Japan: Theoretical And Practical; Lectures Delivered Before The Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan by Albertus Pieters. The book presents a series of lectures by Pieters, a veteran Reformed missionary in Japan, examining the fundamental aims and methods of foreign missions and applying them to Japan. It distinguishes 'ad intra' (within the church) from 'ad extra' (outside the church) work, critiques the Church Establishment and Evangelization theories, and argues for an integrated aim: evangelization and church organization, pursued step by step toward 'effective occupation' of a field. The volume surveys the conditions in Japan—geography, language, government, religion, and morality—before outlining how a native church can be planted and sustained, with emphasis on education and native leadership. It traces the historical development of Protestant missions in Japan, reviews the evolution of church polity, and discusses the roles of missionaries and native preachers, the balance between foreign aid and indigenous leadership, and the long-term goal of a self-supporting, self-governing, self-propagating church.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 037130752X
• ISBN 13: 9780371307526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204