How Did Jap Locked Society To Christianity?
Japan: Locked Society to Christianity?
Significantly, In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871, Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel, through various means and well-known strategies, in all areas in Japan. However, why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant numbers of missionaries from different church denominations coming in and others are already living in Japan with their respective families, aside from the faithful existence of Christian Japanese. Moreover, established churches and many house churches, …show more content…
1) The History of Japan
The physical land features of Japan reveal the nature, values and religious beliefs of its people. While, Japan’s history is the life and backbone of the present and the power of the future.
In the ancient time Japanese ancestors were farmers and fishermen, who adored the great beauty and harmony in nature surrounding them. This spiritual inspiration had moved them to revere and worshipped the gods embodying the water, mountains, trees, wind, fire and etc., They also offered them thanksgiving prayers for granting them protection, shelter and daily provisions they need to live a good life. They therefore maintained a harmonious relationship with them and with one another. At the turn of time, they had expanded their communication with gods that they came up with spiritual rituals such as the following: fertility rites, divination, ancestral worship and
Significantly, In the Meiji Restoration period in 1871, Japan passed into law the “Freedom of Religion.” This declaration has served a wide open door of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel, through various means and well-known strategies, in all areas in Japan. However, why is it that for many decades since then there is just less than one percent of the whole population profess they are Christians: that is despite the fact that there have been significant numbers of missionaries from different church denominations coming in and others are already living in Japan with their respective families, aside from the faithful existence of Christian Japanese. Moreover, established churches and many house churches, …show more content…
1) The History of Japan
The physical land features of Japan reveal the nature, values and religious beliefs of its people. While, Japan’s history is the life and backbone of the present and the power of the future.
In the ancient time Japanese ancestors were farmers and fishermen, who adored the great beauty and harmony in nature surrounding them. This spiritual inspiration had moved them to revere and worshipped the gods embodying the water, mountains, trees, wind, fire and etc., They also offered them thanksgiving prayers for granting them protection, shelter and daily provisions they need to live a good life. They therefore maintained a harmonious relationship with them and with one another. At the turn of time, they had expanded their communication with gods that they came up with spiritual rituals such as the following: fertility rites, divination, ancestral worship and