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 47
... pattern of SGI - USA , two major periods of recruitment and growth appear - from 1964 through 1975 , and again from 1982 to 1990. The dates when respondents to the 1997 SGI - USA Membership Survey first began chanting reflect this pattern ...
... pattern of SGI - USA , two major periods of recruitment and growth appear - from 1964 through 1975 , and again from 1982 to 1990. The dates when respondents to the 1997 SGI - USA Membership Survey first began chanting reflect this pattern ...
Page 107
... pattern of growth might have 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 ...
... pattern of growth might have 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 ...
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... patterns to the question " Why are there people in this country who live in need ? " Attributes poverty to individual ... pattern " transmodern , " because persons giving this response under- stand that problems in the social system ...
... patterns to the question " Why are there people in this country who live in need ? " Attributes poverty to individual ... pattern " transmodern , " because persons giving this response under- stand that problems in the social system ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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