A podcast documenting thoughts and reflections from an American minister serving the church in Japan.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Notes From The Field
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A podcast documenting thoughts and reflections from an American minister serving the church in Japan.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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February 8, 2023
Episode 6 - About The Word "Missionary"
Sometimes words that we use in English come with a degree of baggage in Japanese. "Missionary" is one such word, and in this episode I reflect on why that's the case, and how we deal with that in our work here.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 20, 2022
Episode 5 - Japan: A Christian Nation?
<p>In the aftermath of WWII, Japan lay in ruins. General MacArthur was tasked with helping rebuild the country. During a conversation with Emperor Hirohito, MacArthur was offered the chance of a lifetime. In this episode, I talk about that opportunity, and reflect a bit on what it would have meant for the country, as well as what it can teach us today.</p><br><p><strong><u>Research References:</u></strong></p><br><p>Harry Fox, "God's Unconditional Commitment To Us"</p><br><p>"General Told Of Barring Offer To Create A Christian Japan" <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/07/archives/general-told-of-barring-offer-to-create-a-christian-japan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/07/archives/general-told-of-barring-offer-to-create-a-christian-japan.html</a></p><br><p>"SCAPIN-550: REMOVAL AND EXCLUSION OF UNDESIRABLE PERSONNEL FROM PUBLIC OFFICE 1946/01/04" <a href="https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9885619?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9885619&__lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/9885619?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F9885619&__lang=en</a></p><br><p>"Remaking Of The Orient": <a href="https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/christ-and-the-remaking-of-the-orient " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/christ-and-the-remaking-of-the-orient </a></p><br><p>"MacArthur Encouraged Religion In Postwar Japan" <a href="https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2011-06/book-details-macarthurs-efforts-fill-japanese-spiritual-vacuum-after-world-war-ii " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2011-06/book-details-macarthurs-efforts-fill-japanese-spiritual-vacuum-after-world-war-ii </a></p><br><p>Joyce Kilmer, "Trees" <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12744/trees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12744/trees</a></p><br><p>Yasuo Furuya, "Postwar Protestant Missionary Work In Japan" <a href="https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/4177" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/nfile/4177</a></p><br><p>Lawrence Wittner, "MacArthur And The Missionaries: God And Man In Occupied Japan" <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/3637830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jstor.org/stable/3637830</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.panorientnews.com/en/news.php?k=1023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.panorientnews.com/en/news.php?k=1023</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 1, 2022
Episode 4 - Simple Gospel In Japanese Context
In this episode, Leslie talks about how he presented the message of the gospel in a specific context for Japanese friends<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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