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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... and Politics in Post - War Japan ” , 17 . 5 " Soka Gakkai's Relations with the Komei Party , " Soka Gakkai News ( Sept. 1994 ) , 20 . retision Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy SGI Pres who Shows 18 The Organization and its Members.
... and Politics in Post - War Japan ” , 17 . 5 " Soka Gakkai's Relations with the Komei Party , " Soka Gakkai News ( Sept. 1994 ) , 20 . retision Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy SGI Pres who Shows 18 The Organization and its Members.
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... relations between the Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priests have continued to be strained . SGI has used its publishing empire to publicize its side of the conflict and to raise questions about the priesthood's legitimacy . The ...
... relations between the Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu priests have continued to be strained . SGI has used its publishing empire to publicize its side of the conflict and to raise questions about the priesthood's legitimacy . The ...
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... relations between labor and business , as well as race relations . These con- flicts added complexity to the existing lines of religious division . Hopes for a new Protestant consensus were dashed . By the 1960s , the implications of ...
... relations between labor and business , as well as race relations . These con- flicts added complexity to the existing lines of religious division . Hopes for a new Protestant consensus were dashed . By the 1960s , the implications of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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