Christian Gospel and Earthen Vessels: Mennonite Brethren Missions in Japan
Subtitle: The Early Years
Publisher: Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Fresno, California
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 268
Copyright date: 2020
Table of contents: label: PREFACE
pagenum: 3; label: INTRODUCTION
pagenum: 8; label: PART ONE: MENNONITE BRETHREN MISSIONS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS; label: 1. THE LONG STORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES
pagenum: 11; label: 2. ANABAPTISTS AND MENNONITES: ORIGINS AND EARLY MISSION ACTIVITIES
pagenum: 20; label: 3. THE SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF THE MENNONITE BRETHREN
pagenum: 26; label: 4. THE MENNONITE BRETHREN IN NORTH AMERICA
pagenum: 31; label: 5. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY OF THE MENNONITE BRETHREN
pagenum: 37; label: 6. MENNONITE BRETHREN MISSIONS
pagenum: 56; label: IN SUMMARY
pagenum: 95; label: PART TWO: THE STORY OF MENNONITE BRETHREN MISSIONS IN JAPAN; label: INTRODUCTION: SETTING THE PARAMETERS
pagenum: 98; label: 7. IN THE NAME OF CHRIST: THE HOLISTIC MINISTRIES OF HENRY G. AND LYDIA THIELMAN AND THE MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE IN OSAKA
pagenum: 100; label: 8. GETTING STARTED: THE FIRST MENNONITE BRETHREN MISSIONARIES AND THEIR EARLY DECISIONS
pagenum: 120; label: 9. WORKING TOGETHER: THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE FRUSTRATIONS OF REV. KYOU’ICHI KITANO
pagenum: 134; label: 10. BELIEVING TOGETHER: SOURCES OF THE JMBC CONFESSION OF FAITH
pagenum: 161; label: 11. COMING TOGETHER AND COMING APART: THE BIRTH AND THE DEMISE OF THE OSAKA BIBLICAL SEMINARY
pagenum: 166; label: 12. TAKING MEASURE: MENNONITE BRETHREN MISSION ADMINISTRATIVE VISITS, REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS
pagenum: 200; label: MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
pagenum: 224; label: ATTACHMENTS; label: 1. FROM THE MARGINS: EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE AUTHOR
pagenum: 235; label: 2. MB MISSION AND JMBC PHOTOS
pagenum: 259; label: REFERENCES
pagenum: 263