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Profile Information

Affiliation: Professor, College of Arts Department of Christian Studies, Rikkyo University

Degree: Magistra Artium (M.A.)(Sep, 1997, Humboldt University, Berlin)
Doctor of Letters (Ph.D.)(Oct, 2008, The University of Tokyo)

Contact information: msonntagrikkyo.ac.jp
J-GLOBAL ID: 200901082660435047
researchmap Member ID: 1000315913

External link: https://mirasonntag.academia.edu

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2017 - Present

Professor, College of Arts Department of Christian Studies, RIKKYO UNIVERSITY
Sep, 2020 - Mar, 2023

Docent, Japan Biblical Theological Seminary
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2017

Associate Professor, College of Arts Department of Christian Studies, RIKKYO UNIVERSITY
Apr, 2016 - Aug, 2016

非常勤講師, 人文社会系研究科, 東京大学大学院
Sep, 2013 - Mar, 2014

Docent, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University
Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2010

Rikkyo University
Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2010

Head, Christian East Asia Mission Foundation, Tomisaka Christian Center
Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2008

Researcher, Christian East Asia Mission Foundation, Tomisaka Christian Center
Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2007

非常勤講師, 日本キリスト教会神学校
Mar, 2002 - Jun, 2003

Docent, Tokyo International University
Oct, 1996 - Mar, 1998

Foreign Language Secretary, Humboldt University, Berlin

Education

- Mar, 2005

The University of Tokyo Graduate School
- Oct, 1997

Japanese Studies, Department for Asia and Africa Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin
- Aug, 1994

Institute for Japan Studies, Department for Asia and Africa Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin

Committee Memberships

Apr, 2023 - Present

Board Member, Japanese Association for Religous Studies
Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2023

評議員, 日本宗教学会

Papers

4

A Study on the East Asia Mission in East Germany Based on Sources Held at the Central Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate: Focusing on Its Activities in the 1950s

Mira Sonntag

Christian Studies, (65) 51-83, Dec, 2023 Peer-reviewed
8

The Invention of the Modern "Prophet": Uchimura Kanzo's Discourse on the "Prophet" as a Response to Western Biblical Studies

SONNTAG Mira

Uchimura Kanzo Studies, (56) 3-39, Apr, 2023 Peer-reviewed
4

Uchimura Kanzo in "Global History": His contribution to the Invention of the "Prophet"

Mira Sonntag

Theological Studies in Japan, (61) 194-199, Sep, 2022 Peer-reviewedInvited
25

The Vision of a Heathen Convert Aspiring to Become a Prophet: A Close Look at Uchimura Kanzo¯’s Poem “A New Year’s Dream” (1907)

Sonntag, Mira

Uchimura Kanzo Studies, (55) 73-111, Apr, 2022 Peer-reviewed
256

"The Reception and Reinterpretation of Christian Socialism as an Antidote to Communism in Early Post-War Japan (1945-1972)"

Mira Sonntag

Christian Studies, (63) 1-40, Dec, 2021 Peer-reviewed
50

"A spotlight on religious innovation: New religious movements in East Asia"

Mira Sonntag

Religious Studies Review, 45(4), Dec 1, 2019 Peer-reviewed
66

“Japanese Christians’ Consciousness of Geopolitical Challenges in East Asia: An Analysis of Public Statements Issued by Churches and Christian Umbrella Organizations”

Mira Sonntag

The New Geopolitical Order in East-Asia and the Transformation of Christianity, 73-86, Dec 7, 2018
39

「教会の課題としての「ポピュリズム」: 現代ドイツを参考に」

ゾンターク、ミラ

『福音と世界』, 72(12) 16-21, Dec 1, 2017
171

(Review) "The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia"

Mira Sonntag

Religious Studies Review, 43(4) 313-314, Dec, 2017 Peer-reviewed
157

"A Legacy in Question: Uchimura Kanzo (1861-1930) and Christianity in Modern Japan"

Mira Sonntag

Religious Studies Review, 43(2) 125-135, Jun, 2017 Peer-reviewedInvited
Panel Discussion with Former Faculty Members : "Quo vadis, Christian Studies?"

58(58) 40-74, Dec 31, 2016
258

「女性神学者たちが信じる贖罪」

ゾンターク、ミラ

福音と世界, 72(10) 25-31, Oct 1, 2016 Invited
46

(Review) "Darrell Allen, Beyond Pacifism: Determining the Legacy of Uchimura Kanzō"

Sonntag, Mira

49 157-168, Apr 15, 2016
(Review) "KURATA Akiko, Treaty Ports and Christianity in Modern China"

Sonntag, Mira

Journal of religious studies, 89(2) 388-394, Sep 30, 2015
The reception of evolution theory in the Holiness Church of Japan and its relation to the confession of war responsibility

Sonntag, Mira

(5) 10-11, Mar 31, 2015
68

Introduction: Gender Issues in Modern and Contemporary Religions in Japan

Monika Schrimpf, Mira Sonntag

Journal of Religion in Japan, 4(2-3) 95-104, 2015
120

Christian Feminism in Japan: "Minoritarian" and "Majoritarian" Tendencies, Struggles for Self-Assertion, and Multiple "Lines of Flight"

Mira Sonntag

Journal of Religion in Japan, 4(2-3) 105-132, 2015
[シンポジウム]「ファンタジーの世界に閉じこもってはいけない―環境危機と国際政治、そして人類の課題」

ロバート・ベラー, 古矢旬, 大澤真幸, ミラ・ゾンターク, 奥村隆, 生井英考

『宗教とグル―場る市民社会：ロバート・ベラーとの対話』（ロバート・ベラー、島薗進、奥村隆編）, 93-138, May 23, 2014
書評「岩野祐介『無教会としての教会―内村鑑三における＜個人・信仰共同体・社会』」

ゾンターク・ミラ

本のひろば, Jul 1, 2013
書評「黒川知文『内村鑑三の再臨運動―救い・終末論・ユダヤ人論』」」

ゾンターク・ミラ

内村鑑三研究, (46) 143-149, Apr 1, 2013 Peer-reviewed

Books and Other Publications

Encyclopedia of Christian Culture

Encyclopedia of Christian Culture Editorial Committee (Role: Contributor, "Gender" in Part III: Christianity and Contemporary Society, Chapter 7: Christianity and Japan)

Maruzen, Aug, 2022 (ISBN: 9784621307151)
Christianity in Global History: Print media and network building in modern Asia

Mira Sonntag (Role: Editor)

Shinkyo Shuppansha, Jun 22, 2019 (ISBN: 9784400213277)
"To Give Publicity to Our Thoughts": Journals of Asian and African Christians Around 1900 and the Making of a Transregional Indigenous-Christian Public Sphere

Klaus Koschorke, Adrian Hermann, Frieder Ludwig, Ciprian Burlacioiu, eds (Role: Contributor, "Christian Patriotism and Japanese Expansionism. 'God’s Kingdom' in Debates of Christian Intellectuals in Modern Japan" (pp. 285-298))

Harrassowitz, Nov 7, 2018 (ISBN: 9783447111126)
『いま宗教に向きあう2――隠される宗教、顕れる宗教国内編II』

西村明 (Role: Contributor, 「日本におけるキリスト教フェミニズムとその公益性」（161－186頁）)

岩波書店, Oct 25, 2018 (ISBN: 9784000265089)
Religious Responses to Changing Social Environment in Southeast Asia

Mira Sonntag, Erik Schicketanz, Ferdinand Maquito (Role: Joint editor)

Atsumi International Foundation Sekiguchi Global Research Association, Aug 20, 2018
Considering Religion in Education

Yorizumi Mitsuko, Kaizuka Shigeki, Mira Sonntag, Michael Calmano, Isooka Tetsuya, Dorothea M. Filus, Suzuki Norihisa, Harimoto Hideshi, Ulrich Schwab, Lee Chun-sun (Role: Joint author)

Kyobunkwan, Aug 30, 2010 (ISBN: 9784764273177)

Presentations

「近現代アジアにおけるキリスト教系ネットワークによる社会への貢献」

ゾンターク・ミラ

第1回アジア未来会議, Mar 8, 2013, 渥美国際交流財団関口グローバル研究会
パネリスト

ロバート・N・ベラー, 古矢旬, 大澤真幸, ミラ・ゾンターク

日本聖公会ウィリアムズ主教記念講座ロバート・ベラー博士シンポジウム "Religion and Civil Society in the Global Age: Voices from Japan and the US", Oct 6, 2012, 立教大学
「現代日本キリスト教における女性運動―連帯に限界があるのか？」

ミラ・ゾンターク

ワークショップ「アジアにおける女性による宗教運動・活動をどう理解するか」」, Apr 6, 2012, 立教大学キリスト教学研究科
「釈迦に説法―日本キリスト教会の戦争責任告白をめぐって」

ゾンターク・ミラ

「天皇制とキリスト教」研究会, Dec 27, 2011, 「天皇制とキリスト教」研究会
日本の初期ホーリネスにおける〈神癒〉の理解

ミラ・ゾンターク

キリスト教学大会, Jun 18, 2011, 立教大学キリスト教学会
Christianity in China: Levels of indigenization and the social functions of Christianity

Mira Sonntag

39. SGRA Forum, Oct 16, 2010
Divine Healing in the Early Holiness Church of Japan

Mira Sonntag

国際宗教史学会, Aug 15, 2010, トロント大学
Communal Life and Religious Education - Lessons that Private Schools Can Teach

Mira Sonntag

第１９回国際宗教学宗教史学会議世界大会, Mar 24, 2005, International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
Christian Education in the Sign of the Covenant-The Case of Aishin High School in Western Japan

Mira Sonntag

ヨーロッパ宗教学会第４大会「宗教的寛容と非寛容」, Sep 8, 2004, European Association for the Study of Religions
The Second Coming of Christ Movement: A Discourse on Salvation and Rationality in Modern Japan

Mira Sonntag

アメリカ宗教学会大会, Nov 22, 2003, American Academy of Religion

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

〈グローバル・ヒストリー〉の中のキリスト教―近代アジアにおける出版メディアとネットワーク形成

科学研究費助成事業, 研究成果公開促進費・学術図書, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2020

ミラ・ゾンターク
「日本の国公立学校における宗教教育」研究会

共同研究（学内共同研究）, 富坂キリスト教センター, Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2009

Social Activities

豊島区男女共同参画推進会議委員

Other

Apr, 2017 - Present
豊島区多文化共生推進基本方針策定検討委員会（副会長）

Other

Apr, 2018 - Aug, 2018