The Cross and the Rising Sun: The Canadian Protestant missionary movement in the Japanese Empire, 1872-1931: The Canadian Protestant Missionary Movement in the Japanese Empire, 1872-1931

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, May 28, 1990 - History - 276 pages

Drawing on both Canadian and Japanese sources, this book investigates the life, work, and attitudes of Canadian Protestant missionaries in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (the three main constituent parts of the pre-1945 Japanese empire) from the arrival of the first Canadian missionary in East Asia in 1872 until 1931. Canadian missionaries made a significant contribution to the development of the Protestant movement in the Japanese Empire. Yet their influence also extended far beyond the Christian sphere. Through their educational, social, and medical work; their role in introducing new Western ideas and social pursuits; and their outspoken criticism of the brutalities of Japanese rule in colonial Korea and Taiwan, the activities of Canadian missionaries had an impact on many different facets of society and culture in the Japanese Empire. Missionaries residing in the Japanese Empire served as a link between citizens of Japan and Canada and acted as trusted interpreters of things Japanese to their home constituents.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Home Base and Overseas Missions
18
Early Days in Japan
35
The Koishikawa Band
51
Contrasts in Japan and Taiwan
71
Christianization in Japan
87
Missionary Life in the Japanese Empire
102
Missionaries and Education
116
Evangelism and Social Work
147
Democracy and Imperialism
178
Toward the Future
215
Notes
222
Select Bibliography
248
Index
262
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A. Hamish Ion, a specialist in modern Japanese history, currently teaches in the History Department at the Royal Military College of Canada.

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