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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... citizens to observe ceremonial events as a means of enhancing nationalism.2 The anti - authoritarian Makiguchi objected to the use of reli- gion to promote nationalism , just as he had objected to the use of education for this purpose ...
... citizens to observe ceremonial events as a means of enhancing nationalism.2 The anti - authoritarian Makiguchi objected to the use of reli- gion to promote nationalism , just as he had objected to the use of education for this purpose ...
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... citizens of a peaceful and harmonious world . From the late 1980s and in the 1990s , the Soka Gakkai's primary growth strategy has been one of positive public rela- tions . Indeed , it would seem that SGI - USA has shifted its emphasis ...
... citizens of a peaceful and harmonious world . From the late 1980s and in the 1990s , the Soka Gakkai's primary growth strategy has been one of positive public rela- tions . Indeed , it would seem that SGI - USA has shifted its emphasis ...
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... Citizens To describe Soka Gakkai members as " ascetic " is admittedly stretching the meaning of the term , which is most commonly associated with the strict personal discipline of monasticism . But through the conception of the ...
... Citizens To describe Soka Gakkai members as " ascetic " is admittedly stretching the meaning of the term , which is most commonly associated with the strict personal discipline of monasticism . But through the conception of the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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