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Christians in Japan
Among the issues that Christians in Japan addresses are: What is it like to be part of a religious minority? How do the religions of Shinto and Buddhism affect Christianity? How do outsiders fare in a society bound by strong traditional group loyalties? And How do Christians view Japan’s economic leadership?   160 page text.


Author:  Carolyn Bowen Francis and John Masasski Nakajima

Publisher:   Friendship Press, New York

Year:  1991
code #   MP 447

Library:   Main.

Fire Beneath the Frost: The Struggles of the Korean People and Church
Today, in the ancient nation of Korea, lives a generation of people battling foreign occupation, war, human rights violations and restricted freedom. Fire Beneath the Frost tells of the struggles of the Korean people to retain their right of self-determination and their hope for the future.   90 page Book and Study Guide.


Author:  Peggy Billings

Publisher:   Friendship Press

Year:  1984
code #   MP 448

Library:   Main.

Faith amid Change: The Church in China and Hong Kong
The Christian Church in China survived a revolution, the Red Guards, and the Gang of Four. Today it thrives, with a determination to become self-propagating self-determining and self-propagating. In Hong Kong the churches thrived as well, as the once-tiny colony developed into a major Pacific Rim commercial centre.   28-min VHS, Study Guide.


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Publisher:   Berkeley Studio

Year:  1996
code #   MP 160

Library:   Main.

Greater Than Our Number
This video shows that the influence Christians have on Japanese society is much greater than their numbers might warrant.   32-min VHS, Discussion Guide.


Publisher:   Berkeley Studio

Year:  1991
code #   MP 110

Library:   Main.

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In Mission with the Koreans in Japan
The Rev. Jack MacIntosh, a Presbyterian minister tells the story. The ongoing restriction on people of Korean descent is described. The effect of persons to change the situation is discussed.    VHS.



code #   MP 93

Library:   Main.

Light Up Taiwan
This video is to commemorate the 130th anniversary, in 1995, of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT). It includes a very interesting overview of their history, including the contribution of the Canadian missionary The Rev. George L. MacKay. It also shows how they are wrestling with current issues and possible future directions.   30-min VHS.


Publisher:   The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan

Year:  1995
code #   MP 164

Library:   Main.

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Memorial Activity for 100 Anniversary of the Death of Dr. MacKay
This is footage, which was taken during the remembrance and celebration of the life and mission of Dr. MacKay on the 100th anniversary of his death.   55 min – VHS.


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Publisher:   Tan-Kang, High School, Taiwan

Year:  2001
code #   MP 304

Library:   Main.

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The Silent Famine Press Release
A look at the situation of Korea and how the Canadian Foodgrains Bank has come to help. It looks at the distribution program and some of the programs that it funds, particularly Ethiopia.  12-min VHS.


Publisher:   Berkeley Studio

Year:  1997
code #   MW 240

Library:   Main.

Son-In-Law of Taiwan – Dr. MacKay
The video begins and ends with the centenary celebration and then gives a good biography of his life and mission. It presents how the ministry has continued to the present day.   57 min – VHS.


Publisher:   Tan-Kang High School, Taiwan

Year:  2001
code #   MP 305

Library:   Main.


 

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