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 62
... mind . First , the sample was drawn from sub- scribers to SGI - USA publications . The very act of buying a sub- scription to a religious publication suggests a certain degree of involvement . As already noted , the sample consists ...
... mind . First , the sample was drawn from sub- scribers to SGI - USA publications . The very act of buying a sub- scription to a religious publication suggests a certain degree of involvement . As already noted , the sample consists ...
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... minds of upwardly mobile young Americans — success in a career . Forty - eight percent of the respondents said that they had chanted for success in their career . Career success is fol- lowed by concerns about personal relationships ...
... minds of upwardly mobile young Americans — success in a career . Forty - eight percent of the respondents said that they had chanted for success in their career . Career success is fol- lowed by concerns about personal relationships ...
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... mind . Respondents were nearly five times more likely to mention spiritual enlightenment and faith as results they had experienced than they were to say that they had chanted for these goals . Mentioned much less frequently as benefits ...
... mind . Respondents were nearly five times more likely to mention spiritual enlightenment and faith as results they had experienced than they were to say that they had chanted for these goals . Mentioned much less frequently as benefits ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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