“He Gave His Life for Japan:" The Reverend Thomas Theron Alexander, An American Missionary in Japan
A little-known aspect of Japan's transformation from feudal stronghold to modern power in the second half of the nineteenth century is Presbyterian and Reformed missionaries' work with one of Japan's leading political reformers. Itagaki Taisuke served the new Emperor Meiji as a senior...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2010, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 48-58 |
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| Summary: | A little-known aspect of Japan's transformation from feudal stronghold to modern power in the second half of the nineteenth century is Presbyterian and Reformed missionaries' work with one of Japan's leading political reformers. Itagaki Taisuke served the new Emperor Meiji as a senior advisor but resigned over various policy disputes. He founded the opposition Liberal Party, precursor of today's Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost continuously since World War II. The Reverend Thomas Theron Alexander, a young missionary from Tennessee, was among the emissaries invited to Itagaki's home region in southern Japan to convert the people there to Christianity. Alexander's journal and contemporary reports shed light on this important part of Japanese and Presbyterian history. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
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