Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translator's introduction: Christianity and conscientious citizens in Miyata Mitsuo's modern Japan -- Preface to the English translation (2008) -- Preface (2003) -- Introduction: Analytical perspective -- The Protestant missionaries -- The Ten Commandments and the true God -- Japanese-language annotated editions of Romans -- Romans 13: 1-7 and Christianity in the Meiji Period -- From the 1870s to the Uchimura Kanz�o L�ese-majest�e incident -- In the wake of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars -- Taish�o democracy and Romans 13: 1-7 -- Uchimura Kanz�o's Study of Romans -- Christians and Taish�o democracy -- Christianity during the establishment of emperor-system fascism -- Romans 13:1-7 in the early 1930s -- The Kokutai clarification movement and "Christianity on Japanese terms" -- Romans 13:1-7 during the Sino-Japanese War -- In the midst of the Pacific War -- The establishment of the Nihon Kirisuto Ky�odan -- Theologians and Romans 13: 1-7 -- Social scientists and Romans 13: 1-7 -- Between martyrdom for the nation and martyrdom for the faith -- Conclusion: Reflections on the past and future -- Romans 13:1-7 in postwar Japan -- Lessons and reflections.

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