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  • Sentaro, Japan’s Sam Patch
    F. Calvin Parker / FCalvin Parker
    Sentaro was one of seventeen Japanese mariners rescued from the storm-battered junk Eiriki-maru, taken to San Francisco, then consigned to the Perry expedition for repatriation. The U.S. government had noted the castaways’ potential usefulness as negotiating chips for persuading Japan to end its centuries-old isolation from the outside world. But when Commodore Perry transferre...
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    14,32 €

  • The Good Book Is Better Than It Used to Be
    F. Calvin Parker / FCalvin Parker
    F. Calvin Parker attended his first Vacation Bible School when he was four years old, and he consumed more scripture than Kool-Aid or cookies. There was much to thrill a young mind. He heard the amazing stories of Noah in the zoo-like ark and Daniel in the lions’ den, along with proverbs and psalms that nourished his soul his entire life. He remained a devoted student of script...
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    13,57 €

  • Icon and Outcast
    F. Calvin Parker / FCalvin Parker
    Jonathan Goble (1827-1896) was the most colorful and aggressive missionary in nineteenth-century Japan. The maverick Baptist won acclaim as inventor of the rickshaw, translator of the oldest extant Bible portion published in Japan, and pioneer in the distribution of Scriptures. But he was disliked for his volcanic temper, violent acts, and shady ethics. The missionary icon beca...
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    16,59 €