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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... fact , out of the 1,185 names included in the sample list , we know the membership status of 506 people , and 24 per- cent ( N = 122 ) of them are not active members . This number includes those who responded , telling us that they were ...
... fact , out of the 1,185 names included in the sample list , we know the membership status of 506 people , and 24 per- cent ( N = 122 ) of them are not active members . This number includes those who responded , telling us that they were ...
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... fact that SGI - USA is no longer a religion of immigrants . The current membership reflects an impressive level of racial diversity ( Table 2 ) . SGI - USA members are more diverse , in fact , than the American population according to ...
... fact that SGI - USA is no longer a religion of immigrants . The current membership reflects an impressive level of racial diversity ( Table 2 ) . SGI - USA members are more diverse , in fact , than the American population according to ...
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... fact , much of Weber's research was concerned with describing how this kind of utilitarian logic was coming to dominate social action in modern societies , a process he referred to as “ rationalization , " as exemplified in modern ...
... fact , much of Weber's research was concerned with describing how this kind of utilitarian logic was coming to dominate social action in modern societies , a process he referred to as “ rationalization , " as exemplified in modern ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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