"Shincheonji members know of their bad image and they usually hide their affiliation from nonchurch members, even from their parents," said Hwang Eui-jong, a pastor who has researched the church.
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Direct oversight will be handled by a nonchurch panel: Raymond W. Kelly, the former New York City police commissioner; Loretta A. Preska, a federal district judge; and Dr. Jeanette Cueva, a Columbia University psychiatry professor.
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The collected works of Koike Tatsuo, 10 volumes (小池辰雄著作集, 全十卷) in 1940 Koike established his own independent Bible study group based on the Nonchurch tradition. Over the next twelve decades, Koike's circle of influence widened and he eventually organized twelve groups around the country. Although rooted in the Nonchurch movement, Koike became very critical of Uchimura and the "narrow intellectualism" of his disciples. He argued that both transplanted churches and nonchurch Christianity were too conceptual in orientation.
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The founder of the Japan Ecclesia of Christ, Koike Tasuo, was born in 1904 and educated in Tokyo Imperial University. He became attracted to Christianity as a young man as a result of attending the Bible lectures of Uchimura Kanzō, the well-known founder of the Nonchurch movement. After his conversion, he attended a Nonchurch Bible study group led by Takeshi Fujii, one of Uchimura's disciples, for a period of five years (1925–1930).The collected works of Koike Tatsuo, 10 volumes (小池辰雄著作集, 全十卷) in 1940 Koike established his own independent Bible study group based on the Nonchurch tradition.
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The Nonchurch movement is the most widely known and respected expression of independent Japanese Christianity. this is due largely to the fact that Uchimura Kanzo was a prolific writer respected by many individuals both within and outside Christian circles. The complete works of Uchimura consists of some fifty volumes. The Nonchurch movement was a lay reform movement and described by writers as an indigenous form of Japanese Christianity totally independent of Western influence.
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' (1910 – 24 December 1973) was the founder of the Makuya religious movement. A native of Kumamoto, Japan, he was baptized as a Protestant at the age of fifteen, and soon afterwards joined the Nonchurch Movement started by Uchimura Kanzō. Teshima was influenced by Uchimura's writings, studying under his disciple Tsukamoto Toraji and later joining the Nonchurch Movement. Other religious figures that made a great impact upon Teshima's belief and religiosity include Toyohiko Kagawa, Sadhu Sundar Singh, and Martin Buber.
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In March 1942, he resigned his office at age 48. He sequestered himself at his house in Setagaya, Tokyo, devoted to faith at the Marunouchi Bible study group, led by Toraji Tsukamoto, the leader of Nonchurch movement after Kanzō Uchimura's death.
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The Japan Ecclesia of Christ (Japanese: 日本キリスト召団, Nihon Kirisuto Shōdan) is an independent Japanese church that was founded by Koike Tasuo (小池辰雄) in 1940. Koike Tatsuo was born in 1904 and educated in Tokyo Imperial University. He became attracted to Christianity as a young man as a result of attending the Bible lectures of Uchimura Kanzō, the well-known founder of the Nonchurch movement. After his conversion, he attended a Nonchurch Bible study group led by Takeshi Fujii, one of Uchimura's disciples, for a period of five years (1925–1930).
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Uchimura Kanzō developed "two Js" to unite Bushido and Christian spirit. He believed that his calling was to serve "Japan" and "Jesus". He argued for the nonchurch movement. He challenged the Imperial Rescript on Education and spoke against the Russo-Japanese War.
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While serving as an engineer in Tokyo, he attended Bible classes by Uchimura Kanzō,the founder of the Nonchurch Movement (Mukyōkai) of Christianity in the Meiji and Taishō period Japan. Matsumae was deeply interested in him, especially in his talk on Denmark and education there.Shirai[1987:84-89]Sakamoto[1983:101-106] Matsumae was interested further in education, leading to the establishment of many schools later, and the European center of Tokai University in Copenhagen, in 1970. In 1971, Hirohito and Empress Kōjun paid a visit there.
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For the second time in two years, the club had a low point with both the seniors and second is winning very few games, resulting in Bentleigh been moved to see grade for the 1980s season. Although experiencing limited success on the playing field, the 1980 season was a turning point to the club with the installation of a professional coaching panel, and the plane coach, Dennis crazier, and, for the first time, and nonchurch affiliated administration under president, Garry Matlock, and second to secretary, Mark Seymour. With the return to Bentleigh of some key from the players, the “dragons “, as they were now known, experienced a resurgence in their playing fortunes in 1981 with the seniors being runner-up to Glenwaverly in the C grade grand final, and the seconds, under coach, Pete Farnsworth, defeating Highfield by 53 points to win the premiership. 1982 had both the seniors and seconds finishing on top of the B grade ladders at the conclusion of the home and away season.
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