Item Detail
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19440
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English
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Perseverance Amid Paradox : The Struggle of the LDS Church in Japan Today
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Winter 2006
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39
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no.4
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138-156
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The first mission of the Church to Japan was not successful, partly due to the fact that Christianity in general was being rejected. However, following World War II and the influx of American influence, the Church "prospered as a recognizably American organization." More recently, Church activity and growth in Japan has slowed. Numano gives two reasons for this shift. First, in Japanese culture, outside influences and people are welcomed as long as they stay foreign entities. However, once a group wants to become "more than a surface phenomenon" it is often rejected, viewed with suspicion, or reinvented. Second, with the advent of the Internet, Japanese members and investigators were exposed to websites that were critical towards the Church. They learned about aspects of Church history that they could not read about in official Church publications. This led to some members leaving the Church. To combat this problem, Numano suggests that the leadership of the Church in Japan should be knowledgeable about Church history, and that the information about its history should be released by the Church. In addition, converts need to be assisted in continuing the conversion process after their baptisms. Members need "tools to recognize Church teachings and history - even amid the controversies - as universally and personally applicable, rather than foreign."
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