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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... joining SGI , they had been involved in at least one reli- gion other than the religion in which they were raised . This pat- tern of religious mobility suggests that many of these converts were unattached to any religion prior to joining ...
... joining SGI , they had been involved in at least one reli- gion other than the religion in which they were raised . This pat- tern of religious mobility suggests that many of these converts were unattached to any religion prior to joining ...
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... joining , a set of loosely held beliefs and attitudes that became crystallized into a coher- ent world - view as a result of joining SGI - through joining with others who shared these attitudes in a religion that provided a systematic ...
... joining , a set of loosely held beliefs and attitudes that became crystallized into a coher- ent world - view as a result of joining SGI - through joining with others who shared these attitudes in a religion that provided a systematic ...
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... joining SGI - USA ? Yes □ No If yes - Please list them in order from then to now , and indicate the approximate dates . ( Example - Roman Catholic , from 1977 to 1982. ) A. B. C. D. 12. Whether or not you belonged to some other faith ...
... joining SGI - USA ? Yes □ No If yes - Please list them in order from then to now , and indicate the approximate dates . ( Example - Roman Catholic , from 1977 to 1982. ) A. B. C. D. 12. Whether or not you belonged to some other faith ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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