A Christian in the Land of the Gods
Автор: Joanna Reed Shelton
Год издания: 0000
In November 1877, three months after Emperor Meiji's conscript army of commoners defeated forces led by Japan's famous «last samurai,» the Reverend Tom Alexander and his new wife, Emma, arrived in Japan, a country where Christianity had been punishable by death until 1868.
A Christian in the Land of the Gods offers an intimate view of hardships and challenges faced by nineteenth-century missionaries working to plant their faith in a country just emerging from two and a half centuries of self-imposed seclusion. The narrative takes place against the backdrop of wrenching change in Japan and Great Power jockeying for territory and influence in Asia, as seen through the eyes of a Presbyterian missionary from East Tennessee.
This true story of personal sacrifice, devotion to duty, and unwavering faith sheds new light on Protestant missionaries' work with Japan's leading democracy activists and the missionaries' role in helping transform Japan from a nation ruled by shoguns, hereditary lords, and samurai to a leading industrial powerhouse. It addresses universal themes of love, loss, and the enduring power of faith. The narrative also proves that one seemingly ordinary person can change lives more than he or she ever realizes.
Das concrete Allgemeine der Weltgeschichte von Christian Kapp
Автор: Christian Kapp
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Das concrete Allgemeine der Weltgeschichte / von Christian Kapp».
A view of the internal evidence of the Christian religion
Автор: Soame Jenyns
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A view of the internal evidence of the Christian religion / [by Soame Jenyns]».
Christianity as old as the creation, or The gospel
Автор: Matthew Tindal
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Christianity as old as the creation, or The gospel / [Matthew Tindal]».
Histoire du christianisme d'Ethiopie et d'Armenie
Автор: Maturin Veyssiere La Croze
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Histoire du christianisme d'Ethiopie et d'Armenie / par monsieur Maturin Veyssiere La Croze».
A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians
Автор: William Wilberforce
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians : In the higher and middle classes in this country, contrasted with real Christianity / By William Wilberforce».