Ishizue/Cornerstone: The Faith and Life of Genjiro Kashihara by Teruo Nishiyama
English translation, draft
Publisher: Zenponsha (249 pages)
Table of Contents
Foreword by Yoshinori Kashihara
Chapter 1: His Young Days
Chapter 2: As a Young Live-In
- Unosuke Tosa
- Seinen No. 1: Muya’s First Live-In
- His First Sermons
- A Missionary Expedition to Iwamatsu
Chapter 3: Becoming Heir of the Kashihara Household
- How Tomokichi Kashihara Embraced the Faith
- The Beginning of Myodo Auxiliary Church
- Tomokichi Kashihara’s Twilight Years
- A Young Couple
Chapter 4: Missionary Work in Karatsu and Succumbing to a Severe Illness
- Beginning Missionary Work in Karatsu
- Over Plains and Over Mountains
- Succumbing To a Severe Mental Illness
- Man of the Low Valleys
Chapter 5: Life as a Minister and Its Trials
- The Spirit of Our Predecessors
- His Efforts and Sense of Mission
- Guidelines a Religious Worker Should Follow in Life
- Encountering Challenges
- Hindrances as His Master and Friend
Chapter 6: Asceticism and Its Source
Chapter 7: Installation as Head Minister and His Mission Tours
- The Protagonist and His Supporting Cast
- “Do Not Forget Your Straw Sandals”
- A Parent’s Love and Strength
- Churches’ Reception on Genjiro’s Mission Tours
- Instances of Salvation on His Mission Tours
- Saving a Couple from Leprosy
Chapter 8: Thirty-Thousand Sermons
Chapter 9: Examples of Genjiro’s Salvation Work
- Crisis Prevention
- Saving a Young Woman from Consumption
- Saving a Woman from Paralysis
- Salvation Efforts Involving Head Ministers
Chapter 10: Years Leading Up to the 30th Anniversary of Oyasama (1916)
- Muya’s Path
- Genjiro’s Resolution Leading to the 30th Anniversary of Oyasama (1916)
- The Miracle of 1910
- Lifelong Core Beliefs
- “By Any Means”
Chapter 11: The Construction of Muya Grand Church
Chapter 12: Life in the Kashihara Household
- Poor in Money, Rich in Children
- Life in the Kashihara Family
- Yoshinori Attempts to Run Away
- Yoshinori Studies in Okayama and Tokyo
Chapter 13: Yoshinori’s Missionary Expedition and His Trip Around the World
- Training Successors of the Path
- The Start of the Overseas Mission
- Yoshinori’s Trip Around the World
- The First American Student at Tenri Seminary
Chapter 14: Becoming a Yoboku of Jiba
Chapter 15: Counseling and Administering the Sazuke at Church Headquarters
- The First Miracle
- Seventeen Paraplegics Stand
- The Case of Eijiro Hayashi
- Self-Reflection and Progress
- The Source of Miracles
Chapter 16: Kazuko’s Marriage to Yoshiro and the Storm of War
Chapter 17: The Path of the Parent, the Path of the Child
- Yelling at Scorched Earth
- Yoshinori Runs for a Seat in the House of Representatives
- Yoshiro’s Philosophy
- Yoshiro’s Overseas Study in the U.S.
Chapter 18: The Construction of Myodo Grand Church
Chapter 19: The 70th Anniversary of Oyasama and Yoshiro’s Illness
- Genjiro’s Impressions in His Later Years
- Genjiro’s Resolution Leading to the 70th Anniversary of Oyasama (1956)
- A Rock-Like Conviction
- Salvation Work at Myodo Dormitory
Chapter 20: To the Far Ends of the Earth