The Japanese and Christianity Quotes

“Today, Japan’s Christian community consists of Catholics, Protestants, Independents, Anglicans, Orthodox, Evangelicals, Charismatics, Pentecostals, and members of indigenous Christian denominations. Depending on one’s working definition of “Christian,” and despite all the evangelistic efforts that have been made throughout the years, the percentage of the Christian population in Japan still fluctuates between 1.4059 and 1.54.60”
― Samuel Lee, The Japanese and Christianity: Why Is Christianity Not Widely Believed in Japan?

“The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki devastated the oldest center of Christianity in the country. This, of course, further complicated the Japanese views of Christianity: how could the West, which “represented” Christianity in the eyes of the Japanese, destroy a city that had such a rich history of Christian culture and a large Christian population? This point will be discussed at greater length in chapter seven.”
― Samuel Lee, The Japanese and Christianity: Why Is Christianity Not Widely Believed in Japan?