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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Page 108
... denominations gave way , space was cre- ated in American society for new alternatives . Not all of the new alternatives appearing during this time were equally successful , however . American tolerance for reli- gious diversity had ...
... denominations gave way , space was cre- ated in American society for new alternatives . Not all of the new alternatives appearing during this time were equally successful , however . American tolerance for reli- gious diversity had ...
Page 146
... denomination and switch are likely to switch to another liberal Protestant denomination , as opposed to a con- servative denomination , or Catholicism . Indeed , it is because of the relative rarity of radical religious conversion that ...
... denomination and switch are likely to switch to another liberal Protestant denomination , as opposed to a con- servative denomination , or Catholicism . Indeed , it is because of the relative rarity of radical religious conversion that ...
Page 152
... denominations were mentioned more fre- quently than any other religious group ( 43 percent had switched to one of these denominations ) , nearly that many ( 38 percent ) had been involved in one of the new religions , such as ISKCON ...
... denominations were mentioned more fre- quently than any other religious group ( 43 percent had switched to one of these denominations ) , nearly that many ( 38 percent ) had been involved in one of the new religions , such as ISKCON ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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