Item Detail
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30453
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English
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Mormons in Asia
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The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism
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Cambridge, England
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Oxford University Press
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558-574
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Despite efforts by missionaries to evangelize Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the first lasting conversions came after the Second World War. This article examines the efforts of and challenges faced by Latter-day Saint missionaries in Asia, especially Japan, China, and South Korea. The durable spiritual traditions of Asia—Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism—as well as the difficulties of learning Asian languages, have limited the success of proselytizing. Finding acceptable translations for unfamiliar Christian terms and effectively rendering LDS scriptures into the Asian languages have been additional obstacles. Equally daunting are Asian attitudes toward organized religion versus individual spirituality, the challenge of creating a sense of Asian identity within the LDS Church, and the attitudes of Asian peoples toward their revered ancestors.
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From the East : The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia, 1851-1996
Japanese Saints : Mormons in the Land of the Rising Sun
Some Problems in Translating Mormon Thought into Chinese
Taking the Gospel to the Japanese, 1901 to 2001
The Closing of the Early Japan Mission
The Japanese Missionary Journal of Elder Alma O. Taylor 1901-10
Translator or Translated? The Portrayal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Print in Meiji Japan