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 42
... looked upon with suspicion , then we indeed have a success story . Transformation from an Immigrant Religion SGI - USA has gone to some lengths to reformulate its identity from a religion of Japanese immigrants into an American reli ...
... looked upon with suspicion , then we indeed have a success story . Transformation from an Immigrant Religion SGI - USA has gone to some lengths to reformulate its identity from a religion of Japanese immigrants into an American reli ...
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... looked very different . If nothing else , this alternative pattern would have expanded the pool of potential recruits beyond the immediate family and friends of Soka Gakkai members . This discussion is , however , based on a ...
... looked very different . If nothing else , this alternative pattern would have expanded the pool of potential recruits beyond the immediate family and friends of Soka Gakkai members . This discussion is , however , based on a ...
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... looked across early , mid- dle , and late returns . Any of these latter differences were purely random , we have to assume . Can a conclusion be drawn , therefore , as to the representativeness of our respondents relative to the ...
... looked across early , mid- dle , and late returns . Any of these latter differences were purely random , we have to assume . Can a conclusion be drawn , therefore , as to the representativeness of our respondents relative to the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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