教会墓地にみるキリスト教受容の問題

日本基督教団信夫教会の事例を中心に

抄録

The purpose of this article is to study the acceptance of Christianity in and through the use of cemeteries. The findings of this study are based upon survey research in Tohoku region and fieldwork at Shinobu church. Results show that most ministers regard a cemetary as one of the essential facilities of their churches, in spite of the fact that few make earnest use of it. Fieldwork at Shinobu suggests that it is difficult to transimit Christian faith and rituals over generations.