Japanese Saints
Subtitle: Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: February 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780739116890
Subjects: Mormons (Church of Latter Day Saints); Religious groups; Latter-Day Saints (Mormons); Social Science; Religion - World Religions; Sociology; Japan; Christianity - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saomts (; Sociology Of Religion; Social Science / Sociology of Religion; Asia - Japan; Christianity - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saomts (Mormon); Church history; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; History; Missions
Description: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, is quickly becoming a global religion with more than twelve million members worldwide. In Japan, the number of official members has more than doubled since 1980. Yet this impressive growth has not been accompanied by research on Japanese Mormons. What attracts Japanese people, most of whom have little experience with Christianity, to an American faith? How does the Mormon Church affect their lives as Japanese people? Based on research in a small congregation in northern Japan and in-depth interviews with foreign missionaries, Japanese Saints is the first book to provide an in-depth, qualitative examination of what it is like to be a Japanese Mormon. John P. Hoffmann pays particular attention to how members joined the LDS Church, how it has affected relationships with family and friends, and what membership in the Church entails."--BOOK JACKET.