Saint Nikolai Kasatkin and the Orthodox Mission in Japan

Essential reading for any serious student of Christian Mission. St. Nicholas Kasatkin founded the Japanese Orthodox Church in the second half of the nineteenth century and was described by Bishop Tucker of the American Episcopal Church as the outstanding missionary of the nineteenth century. This is the fullest account of his life and work in the English language bringing insights from Japanese, Russian and American academic and church writers.

A Collection of Writings by an International Group of Scholars about St. Nikolai, his Disciples and the Mission.