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This issue broadens our view to include the global Church and the diverse settings where faith is lived, challenged, and renewed. We are honored to feature Peter C. Phan’s timely reflection, “Pope Francis and Global Migration: Practice and Theology.” In an age marked by unprecedented human mobility, Phan demonstrates how Pope Francis’s pastoral vision—centered on encounter, mercy, and the dignity of each person—serves as a theological guide for addressing the moral issues of migration today. From Taiwan, Stanislas Lukusa Mufula presents “Between Our Lady and Mazu: Interreligious Presence and the Discernment of Mission in Dajia.” His study of Marian devotion alongside the veneration of Mazu explores a vibrant space of interreligious encounter, where mission is understood through presence, listening, and shared humanity rather than confrontation. In Japan, Roger Vanzila Munsi offers a deep anthropological and theological analysis in “Kirishitan Shrines in Nagasaki: Embodying Ritual, Memory, and Collective Identity.” His work reveals how these sacred sites continue to influence community memory and identity, bearing witness to centuries of faith. William Grimm shares insights in “A Missionary Journey to, in, and through Japan,” tracing the development of mission efforts in Japan, highlighting both historical challenges and modern opportunities for evangelization rooted in humility and dialogue. In “Synodality in America, 1966–1992,” Eugene Duffy revisits a crucial period in the Church’s response to Vatican II. Finally, Paul O’Brien, in “Seán O’Casey and Religion,” introduces readers to the literary and spiritual world of one of Ireland’s most influential dramatists.
(Editor: Honoré Kabundi, cicm)
THE JAPAN MISSION JOURNAL
Marking its eightieth year, the JMJ Summer 2026 issue offers a critical examination of Christian mission within Japan’s complex religious and cultural landscape. This issue situates contemporary missiology in continuity with Pope Francis’s pastoral insight that the Gospel advances through an engagement with reality rather than idealized constructs—a principle now informing Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica humanitas and its ethical reflection on artificial intelligence. Historical case studies of Francis Xavier and Matteo Ricci illuminate the enduring challenges of intercultural communication and inculturation in East Asia, while renewed analyses of atonement theology by Sean O’Conaill and Joseph O’Leary address persistent questions concerning the Father’s will in the Passion. Finally, Honoré Kabundi’s study of Japanese religiosity proposes a theology of receptive dialogue attentive to ritual, embodiment, and the sacramentality of everyday gestures. Together, these contributions invite readers to reconsider how Christian hope may take root even in contexts long perceived as resistant to the Gospel.
(Editor: Honoré Kabundi, cicm)
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THE JAPAN MISSION JOURNAL
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SPRING 2026 VOL. 80, NO.1
CONTENTS
| Peter C. Phan | Pope Francis and Global Migration: Practice and Theology |
| Stanislas Lukusa Mufula | Between Our Lady and Mazu: Interreligious Presence and the Discernment of Mission in Dajia, Taiwan |
| Roger Vanzila Munsi | Kirishitan Shrines in Nagasaki: Embodying Ritual, Memory, and Collective Identity |
| William Grimm | A Missionary Journey to, in, and through Japan |
| Eugene Duffy | Synodality in America, 1966-1992 |
| Paul O’Brien | Seán O’Casey and Religion |
This issue broadens our view to include the global Church and the diverse settings where faith is lived, challenged, and renewed. We are honored to feature Peter C. Phan’s timely reflection, “Pope Francis and Global Migration: Practice and Theology.” In an age marked by unprecedented human mobility, Phan demonstrates how Pope Francis’s pastoral vision—centered on encounter, mercy, and the dignity of each person—serves as a theological guide for addressing the moral issues of migration today. From Taiwan, Stanislas Lukusa Mufula presents “Between Our Lady and Mazu: Interreligious Presence and the Discernment of Mission in Dajia.” His study of Marian devotion alongside the veneration of Mazu explores a vibrant space of interreligious encounter, where mission is understood through presence, listening, and shared humanity rather than confrontation. In Japan, Roger Vanzila Munsi offers a deep anthropological and theological analysis in “Kirishitan Shrines in Nagasaki: Embodying Ritual, Memory, and Collective Identity.” His work reveals how these sacred sites continue to influence community memory and identity, bearing witness to centuries of faith. William Grimm shares insights in “A Missionary Journey to, in, and through Japan,” tracing the development of mission efforts in Japan, highlighting both historical challenges and modern opportunities for evangelization rooted in humility and dialogue. In “Synodality in America, 1966–1992,” Eugene Duffy revisits a crucial period in the Church’s response to Vatican II. Finally, Paul O’Brien, in “Seán O’Casey and Religion,” introduces readers to the literary and spiritual world of one of Ireland’s most influential dramatists.
(Editor: Honoré Kabundi, cicm)
THE JAPAN MISSION JOURNAL
SUMMER 2026 VOL. 80, NO.2
CONTENTS
| Juan Haidar | A Charismatic Pope |
| Honoré Kabundi | Interreligious Presence in Japan: Catholic–Shinto–Buddhist Encounters |
| Sean O’Conaill | Is It God Who Atones? |
| Joseph S. O’Leary | Anselm on Atonement |
| Jean Greisch | Olga Tokarczuk: Passion for the Book |
Marking its eightieth year, the JMJ Summer 2026 issue offers a critical examination of Christian mission within Japan’s complex religious and cultural landscape. This issue situates contemporary missiology in continuity with Pope Francis’s pastoral insight that the Gospel advances through an engagement with reality rather than idealized constructs—a principle now informing Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica humanitas and its ethical reflection on artificial intelligence. Historical case studies of Francis Xavier and Matteo Ricci illuminate the enduring challenges of intercultural communication and inculturation in East Asia, while renewed analyses of atonement theology by Sean O’Conaill and Joseph O’Leary address persistent questions concerning the Father’s will in the Passion. Finally, Honoré Kabundi’s study of Japanese religiosity proposes a theology of receptive dialogue attentive to ritual, embodiment, and the sacramentality of everyday gestures. Together, these contributions invite readers to reconsider how Christian hope may take root even in contexts long perceived as resistant to the Gospel.
(Editor: Honoré Kabundi, cicm)
THE JAPAN MISSION JOURNAL
AUTUMN 2026 VOL. 80, NO.3
CONTENTS
| Catherine Cornille | Dialogue as Food for Proclamation |
| Roger Vanzila Munsi |
Embodied Sacramental Memory: Liminal Efficacy in Kakure Kirishitan Baptism |
| Peter C. Phan | Magnifica humanitas: Reflections from an Asian Perspective |
| Alberto Melloni | Anatomy of an Encyclical |
THE JAPAN MISSION JOURNAL
WINTER 2026 VOL. 80, NO.4
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