Table of contents : Contents Preface 1. Christianity as World Religion and Vernacular Movement 2. The Social Sources of Christianity in Japan 3. Charisma, Minor Founders, and Indigenous Movements 4. The Fountainhead of Japanese Christianity Revisited 5. Christianity as a Path of Self-Cultivation 6. Japanese Versions of Apostolic Christianity 7. Japanese Christians and the World of the Dead 8. Comparative Patterns of Growth and Decline 9. The Broader Context of Japanese Christianity Appendix Notes General Bibliography Acknowledgments Index About the Author