The Theological Perspectives of Tenrikyo (1986)
Contents

■Part 1: General Perspectives
・The theory of Doctrine and the Practice of Faith (Shozen Nakayama)
・Following the Path of the Divine Model (Zenye Nakayama)
■Part 2: Tenrikyo and Its Doctrine
Chapter 1 God the Parent
One Truth (Tadamasa Fukaya)
Some Problems on the Idea of God the Parent (Hideo Nakajima)
The Providence of God the Parent (Yoshitsugu Sawai)
Chapter 2 Oyasama and the Divine Model
On the Essential Significance of Oyasama (Shigeru Matsumoto)
World-wide Joyous Life (Tomoji Takano)
On Hinagata, the Divine Model of Oyasama (Katsuyuki Sasada)
Chapter 3 Salvation and the Service
Salvation through Tenrikyo's Service (Koji Sato)
Idea of Evolution in the Creation Story (Teruaki Iida)
The Kagura Service (Taketo Hashimoto)
■Part 3: Tenrikyo and Its Practice
Chapter 4 Tenrikyo View of Mission
Missions as seen in the Ofudesaki (Shigeru Serizawa)
Tenrikyo's Future Missionary Work (Satoshi Shionoya)
Chapter 5 The Activities of Tenrikyo Practice
Social Welfare and Practicality of Hinokishin (Akinori Okubo)
The Methods and Task of Sermon (Yuichi Sawai)
The Grant of Safe Childbirth, Obiyayurushi (Taketeru Matsuda)
Chapter 6 The Background of Tenrikyo
Religious Circumstances in the Late Tokugawa and the Early Meiji Periods (Hitoo Marukawa)
The Legal Environment Surrounding the Foundress of Tenrikyo (Kenji Niida)
Chapter 7 The History of Tenrikyo Church
Issues Surrounding the Official Recognition of the Religious Organizations of Tenrikyo (Masaaki Hayasaka)
The Development of Early Tenrikyo Churches - the Koto District of Shiga Prefecture - (Keisuke Kaneko)
Appendices: Westerner's View of Tenrikyo
Man World God (Pino Marras)
Models, Metaphors, and Religious Movements (Robert S. Ellwood)
Concepts and Roles of God in Tenrikyo (Carl B. Becker)
・The theory of Doctrine and the Practice of Faith (Shozen Nakayama)
・Following the Path of the Divine Model (Zenye Nakayama)
■Part 2: Tenrikyo and Its Doctrine
Chapter 1 God the Parent
One Truth (Tadamasa Fukaya)
Some Problems on the Idea of God the Parent (Hideo Nakajima)
The Providence of God the Parent (Yoshitsugu Sawai)
Chapter 2 Oyasama and the Divine Model
On the Essential Significance of Oyasama (Shigeru Matsumoto)
World-wide Joyous Life (Tomoji Takano)
On Hinagata, the Divine Model of Oyasama (Katsuyuki Sasada)
Chapter 3 Salvation and the Service
Salvation through Tenrikyo's Service (Koji Sato)
Idea of Evolution in the Creation Story (Teruaki Iida)
The Kagura Service (Taketo Hashimoto)
■Part 3: Tenrikyo and Its Practice
Chapter 4 Tenrikyo View of Mission
Missions as seen in the Ofudesaki (Shigeru Serizawa)
Tenrikyo's Future Missionary Work (Satoshi Shionoya)
Chapter 5 The Activities of Tenrikyo Practice
Social Welfare and Practicality of Hinokishin (Akinori Okubo)
The Methods and Task of Sermon (Yuichi Sawai)
The Grant of Safe Childbirth, Obiyayurushi (Taketeru Matsuda)
Chapter 6 The Background of Tenrikyo
Religious Circumstances in the Late Tokugawa and the Early Meiji Periods (Hitoo Marukawa)
The Legal Environment Surrounding the Foundress of Tenrikyo (Kenji Niida)
Chapter 7 The History of Tenrikyo Church
Issues Surrounding the Official Recognition of the Religious Organizations of Tenrikyo (Masaaki Hayasaka)
The Development of Early Tenrikyo Churches - the Koto District of Shiga Prefecture - (Keisuke Kaneko)
Appendices: Westerner's View of Tenrikyo
Man World God (Pino Marras)
Models, Metaphors, and Religious Movements (Robert S. Ellwood)
Concepts and Roles of God in Tenrikyo (Carl B. Becker)