Mase-Hasegawa (religion and culture, Nanzan U.) provides a theological analysis of the work of Japanese writer Endo and his struggles to inculturate Christian faith in Japan. She argues that fundamental to his thought on inculturation is the concept of koshinto, the indigenous beliefs and spirituality of the Japanese people, and that any successful process of missiological inculturation demands a serious anthropological consideration of indigenous faith and spirituality. The study began as her doctoral dissertation in missiology at Lund University, Sweden. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)