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George A. (George Augustus) Cobbold
1857–1915
Best known for Religion in Japan, this Anglican writer introduced English-speaking readers to Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity in Japan at a time of rapid change. His work blends a clergyman’s perspective with a clear interest in how belief shapes everyday life.
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Religion in Japan
by George A. (George Augustus) Cobbold
About the author
Born in 1857, George Augustus Cobbold was an English clergyman and writer. Records from Oxford list him as a student of Pembroke College, and his published work shows a strong interest in religion, especially in how different traditions meet and change over time.
His best-known book, Religion in Japan: Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity, was published in 1894 by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Written in a concise, accessible style, it surveys Japan’s major religious traditions for general readers and reflects late Victorian curiosity about Japan during a period of fast modernization.
Cobbold also published Mercy and Truth, a volume of sermons, which suggests the two sides of his career: parish ministry and religious writing. Some reference sources give his death year as 1915, while others list 1916, so the exact year is not fully clear from the materials consulted.