Dr. Keiichi Ogawa, 43, a minister belonging to Namai Branch Church in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and a professor at the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies at Kobe University, has received the Early Career Award from the Teachers College of Columbia University, the oldest graduate school of education in the…
On May 17, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Taiwan, located in Taipei and led by Bishop Yoshiaki Mihama, organized a gathering for followers in eastern Taiwan. The gathering was held at Hualien Church, located in the eastern coastal city of Hualien. In contrast to the western part of the country, where…
Tenrikyo Federation for Foster Parents held its first “common sense parenting” trainers training course on May 24 and 25 at the Home of the Parent. It was attended by 82 people involved in social welfare work. The course, aimed at developing knowledge and skills in dealing with various parenting issues,…
The Young Men’s Association Headquarters held a leaders’ seminar on May 26 and 27 at Moya 38, drawing 373 leading members from the association’s directly supervised chapters, including chapter chairmen. The seminar was designed to provide an opportunity for association leaders to reaffirm their role and renew their sense of…
The 35th English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course), which is drawing to a close, began in the Home of the Parent on April 1 as part of the 816th session of Shuyoka, which has a total of 621 students (as of June 18). This year, 24 participants…
The book is a translation of Omichi no kotoba, which was published in Japanese in 1977 by Doyusha Publishing Company to give the reader simple explanations of Tenrikyo terminology. The author, Rev. Yoshikazu Fukaya, was the president of Doyusha as well as the head minister of Kawaramachi Grand Church at…