Salvationist Samurai: Gunpei Yamamuro and the Rise of the Salvation Army in Japan

by R. David Rightmire and David R. Rightmire

Arriving in Japan in 1895, the Salvation Army rose from a position of relative obscurity to national recognition within a space of twelve years. The cultural adaptation of mission and message was most directly influenced by the life and work of Gunpei Yamamuro (1872-1940), who helped transform the Army into an indigenous expression of Wesleyan-holiness mission, uniquely adapted to the needs of Japan's emerging industrialized society.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810832704
• ISBN13: 9780810832701
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.8"