Tokutaro Takakura’ s work towards the Development of Evangelical Christianity in Japan: With some References to Jonathan Edwards

Abstract

Tokutaro Takakura (高倉徳太郎, 1885-1934) was a prominent leader of Japanese Protestant Christianity from the 1920s to 1930s. His active years were short, but his influence on younger generation was great. Intellectuals who were inspired by him became academics, entrepreneurs, government officials, theologically well-informed homemakers, and Christian ministers, during and after the Second World War. In this paper, I will examine Takakura’s theology and its relation to Jonathan Edwards.