Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and ConversionThis is the first-ever in-depth study of the Soka Gakkai Buddhists in the United States of America (SGI-USA). 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 SGI-USA are drawn from a growing `transmodern' subculture in America. In addition the book traces the development of the organization in the USA, examining how it adapted to the peculiar circumstances of America's cultural life and showing how SGI-USA became a very American phenomenon. |
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... became enlightened through Buddhism , the consciousness of the people would be raised , resulting in an end to crime , war , and poverty in Japan . After years of studying the writings of the Buddha , Nichiren had found the key in the ...
... became enlightened through Buddhism , the consciousness of the people would be raised , resulting in an end to crime , war , and poverty in Japan . After years of studying the writings of the Buddha , Nichiren had found the key in the ...
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... became the official religion of Japan , Nichiren Shoshu eventually achieved a stable position among the smaller sects of Buddhism in Japan . This comfortable existence began to change , however , as Japan's militant government prepared ...
... became the official religion of Japan , Nichiren Shoshu eventually achieved a stable position among the smaller sects of Buddhism in Japan . This comfortable existence began to change , however , as Japan's militant government prepared ...
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... became ) SGI members . That appar- ent recovery , therefore , may not entirely reflect growth through 16 Metraux , History and Theology of Soka Gakkai , 107–8 . conversion . Moreover , during the period of the schism 101 Supply - Side ...
... became ) SGI members . That appar- ent recovery , therefore , may not entirely reflect growth through 16 Metraux , History and Theology of Soka Gakkai , 107–8 . conversion . Moreover , during the period of the schism 101 Supply - Side ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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