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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... movement in the United States was barely noticed during the cult scare of the 1970s and 1980s . In part this is because , by the time the American anti - cult move- ment got organized , Soka Gakkai had already stopped sponsor- ing high ...
... movement in the United States was barely noticed during the cult scare of the 1970s and 1980s . In part this is because , by the time the American anti - cult move- ment got organized , Soka Gakkai had already stopped sponsor- ing high ...
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... movement into leadership was based on personal , master - disciple relationships . Still , there are many opportunities to assume leadership posi- tions in Soka Gakkai . About 70 percent of the currently active members have held or now ...
... movement into leadership was based on personal , master - disciple relationships . Still , there are many opportunities to assume leadership posi- tions in Soka Gakkai . About 70 percent of the currently active members have held or now ...
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... movement but as a religion , and a religion that is very distinctive relative to the Protestant tradition dominating religious culture in the United States . At first this point seems to go without saying , and chances are no one in the ...
... movement but as a religion , and a religion that is very distinctive relative to the Protestant tradition dominating religious culture in the United States . At first this point seems to go without saying , and chances are no one in the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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