'A band of Evangelists, native and "foreign"': the story of Japanese initiatives in indigenizing the Japan Evangelistic Band 1903-1940
PhD thesis
Maxton, A. 2017. 'A band of Evangelists, native and "foreign"': the story of Japanese initiatives in indigenizing the Japan Evangelistic Band 1903-1940. PhD thesis Middlesex University / Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) School of Law
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | 'A band of Evangelists, native and "foreign"': the story of Japanese initiatives in indigenizing the Japan Evangelistic Band 1903-1940 |
Authors | Maxton, A. |
Abstract | Most research on indigenization in missions concentrates on missionary achievements of church planting and handing them over to nationals. This is a historical reconstruction of the indigenization of a mission organization, the Japan Evangelistic Band (JEB), from 1903 to 1940. I argue that in a period when missionaries led mission organizations in the mission field, the JEB was led by the Japanese. The indigenous nature of the JEB was a Japanese initiative. The Mission was also distinct because women, both foreign and Japanese, were an important workforce in the Mission. They actively contributed to all aspects of the JEB ministry and gave the Mission a holistic nature. Japanese male and female initiatives and female missionary influence on the JEB ministry are assessed by their participation in establishing the Mission, their leadership in administrative councils, their contribution to evangelism and church planting, and their influence in changing Mission policies. |
Department name | School of Law |
Institution name | Middlesex University / Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) |
Publication dates | |
12 May 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 12 May 2017 |
Accepted | 25 Apr 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Language | English |
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