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Reaching Japanese for Christ Academy/Z-Archived - Japan 102 The Japanese Mind
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Z-Archived - Japan 102 The Japanese Mind

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  • 74 Lessons

An eight week course that focuses on specific elements of Japanese culture, relationships, perception and worldview. We explore the ways in which these cultural characteristics could influence our interactions with and ministries to the Japanese.

Our next class runs from April 4 to May 29, 2022.

-This is a second level course
-Prerequisite: Japan 101 
-Independent learning format
-On-line written class interaction
-Video conferencing meetings

Two required textbooks:
  • The Japanese Mind, edited by Roger J. Davies and Osamu Ikeno
    • $10 (ebook), $13 (paperback) at Amazon 
  • Operation Japan, A Prayer Guide for Japan, Fifth Edition
    • $7 (ebook), $9 (paperback) at Amazon
    • $5.00 PDF download through The Academy
    • $5 expanded digital web version  download from Don Wright


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Contents

Week 1 - Family/Gender Issues

Ryosaikenbo, Danjo Kenkei, Ikuji, Ie
Watch: Understanding Worldview Changes Us
Reading 1: Family/Gender Issues
Reading 2: Blog
Reading 3: Newspaper
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray
Class Call April 8th at 4pm Pacific Time
Class Call 1 recording

Week 2 - Communication

Reading 1: Communication
Reading 2: Blog
Reading 3: Newspaper
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray

Week 3 - Rituals & Religion

Reading 1: Marriages and Funerals
Watch: Traditions of Japanese funerals
Reading 2: Foreign Culture and Folktales
Reading 3: Blog
Interview
Reading 4: Newspaper
Writing 1: Japanese Funerals
Writing 2: Itoko-Dori
Writing 3 - Broader Application
Writing 4
Pray
Optional Material

Week 4 - Cultural Concepts (1)

Reading 1: Cultural Concepts
Watch: What is Wabi Sabi?
Reading 2: Blog
Reading 3: Newspaper
Visit a Japanese Church
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray
Class Call April 25th
Class Call Recording April 25

Week 5 - Cultural Concepts (2)

Reading 1: Cultural Concepts
Reading 2: Blog
Watch: Bushido
Reading 3: Newspaper
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray

Week 6 - Human Relationships (1)

Reading 1 - Relationships
Reading 2: Blog
Reading 3: Newspaper
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray
Class Call May 9
May 9 Class Call Recording

Week 7 - Human Relationships (2)

Reading 1
Reading 2: Blog
Interview
Writing 1
Writing 2
Pray
Reading 3: Newspaper

Week 8 - Relationships and Obligations

Reading 1
Reading 2: Blog
Reading 3: Blog
Reading 4: Newspaper
Interview
Writing 1
Writing 2
Writing 3
Pray
Class Call
Class Call May 27

Next Steps

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