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"As latecomers to Japan's religious scene, both Catholic and Protestant churches have experienced considerable difficulty in shedding their reputation as 'foreign religions.' While at times the 'Westernness' of Christianity has contributed to its appeal among Japanese, for the most part it has been viewed as a problem. Many early Japanese converts to Christianity felt that this was largely the fault of the foreign missionaries. Christianity was unnecessarily bound to Western organizational forms, denominational politics, and missionary control. Although the statistics indicate that most Japanese have rejected the evangelistic appeals and demands of Western missionaries, the development of indigenous and independent Christian movements suggests the possibility of a more nuanced yet critic

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  • Japanese Independent Churches (en)
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  • "As latecomers to Japan's religious scene, both Catholic and Protestant churches have experienced considerable difficulty in shedding their reputation as 'foreign religions.' While at times the 'Westernness' of Christianity has contributed to its appeal among Japanese, for the most part it has been viewed as a problem. Many early Japanese converts to Christianity felt that this was largely the fault of the foreign missionaries. Christianity was unnecessarily bound to Western organizational forms, denominational politics, and missionary control. Although the statistics indicate that most Japanese have rejected the evangelistic appeals and demands of Western missionaries, the development of indigenous and independent Christian movements suggests the possibility of a more nuanced yet critic (en)
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  • March 2021 (en)
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  • The first paragraph is mostly unsourced and exhibits a clear authorial voice and thesis. Further, the categorization of the groups listed as "Japanese Independent Churches" seems to be unique to this article and unverifiable externally. (en)
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  • "As latecomers to Japan's religious scene, both Catholic and Protestant churches have experienced considerable difficulty in shedding their reputation as 'foreign religions.' While at times the 'Westernness' of Christianity has contributed to its appeal among Japanese, for the most part it has been viewed as a problem. Many early Japanese converts to Christianity felt that this was largely the fault of the foreign missionaries. Christianity was unnecessarily bound to Western organizational forms, denominational politics, and missionary control. Although the statistics indicate that most Japanese have rejected the evangelistic appeals and demands of Western missionaries, the development of indigenous and independent Christian movements suggests the possibility of a more nuanced yet critical response to transplanted Christianity." The first Japanese independent church movement began in 1901, when Uchimura Kanzo formed the Mukyokai. His main message was the need for complete and ultimate independence from all human forces and entire reliance on God. (en)
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