Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States. Drawing on unprecedented access to the organization through surveys and interviews, it provides a definitive and revealing picture of one of the fastest-growing religions in the world. The authors shed light on contemporary American society and show how many members of this sect are drawn from a growing "transmodern" subculture in America. In addition, the book traces the development of the organization in the US, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life showing how it has now become a very American phenomenon. |
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... century . Religions such as Christian Science , Seventh - day Adventism , and later neo - orthodox Protestantism sought to recover a sense of wholeness in response to the way that modernity " chopped up aspects of life which once ...
... century . Religions such as Christian Science , Seventh - day Adventism , and later neo - orthodox Protestantism sought to recover a sense of wholeness in response to the way that modernity " chopped up aspects of life which once ...
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... Christian America , 2nd edn . ( New York : Oxford University Press , 1984 ) . HASHIMOTO , HIDEO , and MCPHERSON ... Century : Causes and Implications of the Conflict between Soka Gakkai and the 217 References.
... Christian America , 2nd edn . ( New York : Oxford University Press , 1984 ) . HASHIMOTO , HIDEO , and MCPHERSON ... Century : Causes and Implications of the Conflict between Soka Gakkai and the 217 References.
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... Century 107 , 179 Chopra , Deepak 128 Christian Science 111 , 127 , 139 , 152 civil religion 95 , 100 Clinton , Bill 49 Constitution , US 95-6 consumerism 110 , 112-22 , 139 , 172 Course in Miracles 128 Daibyaku Renge 40 , 59 Dalai Lama ...
... Century 107 , 179 Chopra , Deepak 128 Christian Science 111 , 127 , 139 , 152 civil religion 95 , 100 Clinton , Bill 49 Constitution , US 95-6 consumerism 110 , 112-22 , 139 , 172 Course in Miracles 128 Daibyaku Renge 40 , 59 Dalai Lama ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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