Russian orthodoxy and the Russo-Japanese War /

How should Christians think about the relationship between the exercise of military power and the spread of Christianity? In Russian Orthodoxy and the Russo-Japanese War, Betsy Perabo looks at the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 through the unique concept of an 'interreligious war' between Ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Perabo, Betsy C. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
Subjects:	Nikolaĭ, > Archbishop of Japan, > 1836-1912 > Political and social views. Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ > Japan > History > 20th century. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 > Religious aspects. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 > Moral and ethical aspects. War > Religious aspects > Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ > History > 20th century. War > Religious aspects > Buddhism > History > 20th century. Christianity and other religions > 20th century. Buddhism > Relations > Christianity > History > 20th century. HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox. RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: A Wartime Funeral
1. War as Christian Mission? : The Russo-Japanese War as a Case Study
2. Russia as a Christian Nation : The Orthodox Empire's Religious Minorities and Missions
3. The Bountiful Harvest : The Return of Christianity to Japan
4. Orthodoxy, the State, and War in the Meiji Era
5. The Christ-Loving Military : War in the Russian Orthodox Tradition
6. "The Army of God and the Army of the Buddha" : The War's Western Audience
7. The View from Russia : The Missionary, the Chaplain, the Soldier, and the Pacifist
8. "The Two Story House" : Nikolai's writings in 1904-1905
Conclusion: 1905-1917.