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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, is quickly becoming a global religion with more than 12 million members worldwide. In Japan, the number of official members has more than doubled since 1980. Yet this impressive growth has not been accompanied by research on Japanese Mormons. What attracts Japanese people, most of whom have little experience with Christianity, to an American faith? How are their lives as Japanese people affected by the Mormon Church? Based on research in a small congregation in northern Japan and in-depth interviews with foreign missionaries, Japanese Saints is the first book to provide an in-depth, qualitative examination of what it is like to be a Japanese Mormon. Hoffmann pays particular attention to how members joined the LDS Church, how it has affected relationships with family and friends, and what membership in the Church entails.
John P. Hoffmann is professor of sociology at Brigham Young University.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Japanese History, Christianity, and the LDS ChurchChapter 3 Toward an Understanding of Religious and Japanese IdentitiesChapter 4 Joining the Church, Leaving the ChurchChapter 5 What it Means to be a Latter-day SaintChapter 6 Identity Balance: Conflicts and ReconciliationsChapter 7 Church Work as Identity WorkChapter 8 Missionary Work in JapanChapter 9 Japanese Identity, Mormon Identity: Sketches and ConclusionsChapter 10 Appendix: Research Methos
Fascinating and highly readable book, as it does not just give insights into the Mormon Church in Japan but also sketches its members and organization against the wider Japanese religious and political context. Hoffman offers many new insights into the LDS conversion experience in a country that is rarely studiedddd
