Toward a Japanese Theology: Kitamori's Theology of the Pain of God

Authors

Richard Meyer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1962

Document Type

Article

Keywords

japan, japanese, theology, kitamori, christianity, luther, lutheran churches, tokyo, asia, barth, michalson, aoss, buddhism

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Christian theologians of the younger churches in Asia have complained, perhaps facetiously, perhaps seriously, that they have not yet produced a serious indigenous heresy. Behind this is the realization that Christianity is still largely a foreign, an imported, religion for most people of Asia. Christians gather in buildings of foreign architecture, sing unfamiliar melodies, and hear the Gospel preached in strangely foreign thought patterns. Their concern is not merely nationalistic but also evangelical They want the Gospel to be meaningful and relevant also in Asia.

Disciplines

Missions and World Christianity

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Matthew 9:17; Matthew 16:22; Romans 3:21 ff;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Meyer, Richard (1962) "Toward a Japanese Theology: Kitamori's Theology of the Pain of God," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 33, Article 26.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol33/iss1/26