Rosyjska misja prawosławna w Japonii w czasach arcybiskupa Nikołaja (Kasatkina)
Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church in Japan under archbishop Nicholas (Kasatkin)

Summary/Abstract: Missionary endeavours of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 19th century went far beyond the frontiers of the Russian Empire. It reached even Japan, especially once the country abandoned its policy of isolationism, the sakoku. The foundations were laid by archbishop Nicholas Kasatkin and his assistant, later the Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus, Siergius Starogordsky. The organisational structure of the church built by the Russian missionaries survived till this day. The essay examines the needs, expectations and development of the orthodox communities in Japan and the methods used by those two missionaries in their work. The largest part of the essay is devoted to the analysis of their preaching and leadership skills.

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