いのちのことば社
戦後70年を経て、日本の教会はどこが変わったのだろうか。
国の体制に迎合していった戦中の教会、そのありようを引きずったままの戦後の教会の姿を批判的に検討し、現代日本における教会が進むべき道を考える。2015年に行われた信州夏期宣教講座の講演を収録。
ISBN:978-4-264-03590-x
ニホンテキキリストキョウヲコエテ
Beyond Japanized Christianity
(Nihonteki Kirisutokyoh o Koete)
Shinshu Study Group.
Various authors contribute. In the early 20th century many German Christians accepted Nazism and sought to develop a German form of Christianity. The same impulse toward a Japanese form of Christianity was felt in Japan which caused most churches to accept nationalist thinking and even pay respects at Shinto shrines before and during WW2. How have Japan's churches changed? The desire to respect Japanese culture and recognize biblical elements in order to reach Japanese for Christ is good. But the danger is in compromising with unbiblical elements that results in syncretism and not true Christian faith. We need to return to the Bible to find true Christian faith to share with the Japanese people. A5 size, 128 pp.