Mission in Japan using Japanese mythology and the Bible : a guide to cross-cultural pastoral care

Wayne Jansen

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Mission in Japan using Japanese mythology and the Bible : a guide to cross-cultural pastoral care

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Wayne Jansen. Mission In Japan Using Japanese Mythology and the Bible : a Guide to Cross-cultural Pastoral Care. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bb88845f-2b1a-447f-819a-b91a3b6f2196.

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W. Jansen. Mission in Japan using Japanese mythology and the Bible : a guide to cross-cultural pastoral care. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bb88845f-2b1a-447f-819a-b91a3b6f2196

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Wayne Jansen. Mission In Japan Using Japanese Mythology and the Bible : a Guide to Cross-Cultural Pastoral Care. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bb88845f-2b1a-447f-819a-b91a3b6f2196.

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Wayne Jansen

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Abstract

This project is designed to provide missionaries to Japan with information needed to carry out cross-cultural pastoral care effectively by looking to ancient Japanese scriptures for meaning, and comparing selected narratives to those in the Bible containing parallel themes and motifs.Chapter One, the Introduction, explains the cultural milieu in which the Western missionary finds him/herself.Chapter Two introduces six chosen 'subjects,' including clients, patients, and professionals who have been chosen as case studies upon which the entire project is based, along with rationale for why they were chosen.Chapter Three reveals what it means to live in Japan's strict hierarchical society, and how the Japanese cope with and effectively use the system to succeed.Chapter Four demonstrates how important and necessary it is for Japanese to understand how to blend and adapt to their surroundings in order to be successful.Chapter Five pursues the question of what exactly the religious soul of the Japanese is, and how the missionary is to understand his/her clients in order to meet their needs.Chapter Six illustrates where the Japanese church stands today on various issues, and provides missionaries with information to help them understand their colleagues better, and to function appropriately in the Japanese setting.The Epilogue touches on the project's limitations, and suggests possibilities for further followup studies.This project shows that knowing Japanese mythology is productive in the cross-cultural pastoral context both in providing tools for ministry to the missionary/pastor, and in applying pastoral care correctly to Japanese clients.

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