The influence of obligation toward parents on the religious decision-making of Japanese youth /by Daniel Reddington.
- 1982.
- 116 leaves, bound ; 28 cm.
Typescript. Introduction Chapter One. Youth and the Parent-Youth Relationship in Japan Chapter Two. Obligation and Religious Decision-Making Chapter Three. Biblical Principles Regarding Obligation Toward Parents, Religious Decision-Making, the Demands of Discipleship, and Household Conversion Chapter Four. A Proposed Strategy for the Evangelism of Japanese Youth Within the Family Summary and Conclusions
Areas within the Topic -- Statement of the Problem -- Purposes -- Methodology -- Presuppositions -- Limitations -- Definition of Terms. Japanese Youth -- Youth's Relationship to Parents and Family -- The Japanese Family -- Family Relationships -- Chapter Summary. Obligation in Japanese Culture -- Effect of Obligation toward Parents on Youth's Life -- Religious Decision-Making -- Japanese Decision-Making -- Parental Influence on Youth's Decisions -- Parental Influence on Youth's Religious Decision -- Parental Influence on Decision to Become a Christian -- Chapter Summary. Biblical Principles Regarding Obligation Toward Parents -- Obedience -- Honor -- Biblical Principles Regarding Religious Decision-Making -- Biblical Principles of Radical Discipleship -- The Demands of Discipleship -- Eternal vs. Temporal Successs -- The Priority of Discipleship -- Radical Discipleship and the Family -- Rewards of Discipleship -- Biblical Principles Regarding Household Conversion -- Chapter Summary. Review of Parental Influence on Youth's Religious Decisions -- Methods of Youth Evangelism in Japan -- Strategy for the Evangelism of Youth Within the Family -- Strategy when Parents Respond Negatively to the Gospel -- Results of this Strategy. Summary of Findings -- Conclusions.
Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions--Dissertations.