"The Chrysanthemum and the "Saint
Kagawa's Statue in the Washington National Cathedral
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3841589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brendan Tao (0000-0001-5041-2319, Waseda University, corresponding author), Bo Tao (0000-0002-9215-3877) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 567-591 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009640720001377 |
| OpenAlex | W3132391031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article takes as its central site of interrogation the stone sculpture of Kagawa Toyohiko (1888-1960) in the Washington National Cathedral, asking how a statue of a Japanese Christian leader came to be constructed inside one of America's most important religious institutions. At first glance, the statue appears to be a simple instance of commemoration for an individual who dedicated his life to helping the poor and spreading the gospel within his native country of Japan. What emerges from a close examination of the National Cathedral's archives, however, is the story of a religious leader whose international standing and reputation underwent a significant shift over the course of his career. By tracing the construction of Kagawa's image as a globally renowned Christian pacifist during the interwar period, and the challenges to this image brought on by his subsequent wartime activities, this study seeks to place the Cathedral's building of the statue into historical context. In doing so, it illuminates the politics of national representation inherent in this project of cross-cultural commemoration, while also highlighting the lessons it offers about the rise and fall of Christian internationalism in the mid-twentieth century
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Chapel · Context (archaeology) · Internationalism (politics) · Political science · Politics · SAINT · Sculpture · Sociology · Statue · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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A Japanese Christian Socialist‐Pacifist and His A merican Supporters
The Kingdom of Character
The West Looks East
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |