Published four times a year, JMJ features:
● In-depth analysis of Japan's socio-culturally
and religious situation from a Christian perspective.
● Articles by Japanese and non-Japanese Church workers and scholars.
● Book reviews of Japanese and world-wide publications relevant to the apostolate.
JMJ presents easy-to-read, down-to-earth report on Christian education, liturgy, catechetics, ecumenical, literary, and interreligious topics. It features and reports on important Church documents.
In the past, JMJ has helped pioneer cross-cultural discussion on such
crucial topics as ancestor veneration, Zen meditation, the meaning and role of Shinto customs, the writings of Endo Shusaku and other Christian authors, and the like.
JMJ has now entered the third millennium, focusing upon the Specific problems the Church is facing today, particularly in the Asian context of the triple dialogue with cultures, with other religious traditions, and with the immense multitude of the poor.
VOL.66, NO.1
CONTENTS
| Benedictus XVI |
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Silence and Word: The Path of Evangelization |
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| Francis Mathy |
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The Spirit of God is at Work |
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| Michael Desprez |
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Montalembert: Champion of a Modern |
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Catholicism |
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| Antoinette Gutzler |
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On the Cusp of a Missiological Spring? |
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| Kyeongil Jung |
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Compassion and Confrontation: |
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A Buddhist-Christian Response to a World of Suffering |
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| Yoshida Shin |
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Strategies and Problems in Japanese Translation |
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of Christian Terminology. |
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| Stefan Grace |
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D.T. Suzuki in the Contemporary Academic Climate |
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| Documents |
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Report on the United Nations Millennium |
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Development Goals Follow-Up Meeting |
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| Book Review |
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I Am/ No Self: A Christian Commentary on the |
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Heart Sūtra |
JMJ is a useful tool for both libraries and personal reference.
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