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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Page 38
... SGI - USA keeps no regional , let alone national , mem- bership figures , subscriptions to SGI publications are the best indicators of its active membership . Given the significance of study to the practice , Soka Gakkai members are ...
... SGI - USA keeps no regional , let alone national , mem- bership figures , subscriptions to SGI publications are the best indicators of its active membership . Given the significance of study to the practice , Soka Gakkai members are ...
Page 41
... members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members ...
... members of SGI - USA . It can be assumed that each subscription represents a household , since it is unlikely that households containing two or more members would take out more than one subscription . The 1997 survey of SGI - USA members ...
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... SGI , the greater the likelihood they will stay . This pattern can be interpreted as a consequence of the tendency of less enthusiastic members to drop out , leaving , over time , those members who are most committed ( as described in ...
... SGI , the greater the likelihood they will stay . This pattern can be interpreted as a consequence of the tendency of less enthusiastic members to drop out , leaving , over time , those members who are most committed ( as described in ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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