Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Japanese History, Christianity, and the LDS Church Chapter 3 Toward an Understanding of Religious and Japanese Identities Chapter 4 Joining the Church, Leaving the Church Chapter 5 What it Means to be a Latter-day Saint Chapter 6 Identity Balance: Conflicts and Reconciliations Chapter 7 Church Work as Identity Work Chapter 8 Missionary Work in Japan Chapter 9 Japanese Identity, Mormon Identity: Sketches and Conclusions Chapter 10 Appendix: Research Methos
John P. Hoffmann is professor of sociology at Brigham Young University.
Fascinating and highly readable book, as it does not just give
insights into the Mormon Church in Japan but also sketches its
members and organization against the wider Japanese religious and
political context. Hoffman offers many new insights into the LDS
conversion experience in a country that is rarely studiedddd
*BYU Studies Quarterly*
Japanese Saints is a valuable contribution to a growing body of
literature on Mormonism outside of the United States….The book will
be a useful starting point for scholars interested in international
Mormonism, and one may hope that it will prompt a number of further
research projects on Mormonism in Japan.
*Journal of Religion, July 2008*
Japanese Saints is a finely crafted work, thoroughly grounded in
relevant theoretical, historical, and empirical literature and
bolstered by Hoffmann's own field observations and first-hand
interviews. Hoffmann's primary purpose is to tell us how, why, to
what degree, and with what consequences certain Japanese make the
surprising decision to at least temporarily become Mormons. But, by
analyzing the Mormon missionary enterprise in Japan as an
illuminating case study, he also addresses many of the major issues
that are interesting to contemporary sociologists of religion.
*Gary Shepherd, Oakland University*
Fascinating and highly readable book, as it does not just give
insights into the Mormon Church in Japan but also sketches its
members and organization against the wider Japanese religious and
political context. Hoffman offers many new insights into the LDS
conversion experience in a country that is rarely studied
*BYU Studies Quarterly*
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