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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Page 56
... relatively high levels of involvement . As a general rule , the aver- age level of involvement in a religious organization rises directly with the religion's " uniqueness " relative to the religious main- stream.1 Members of Soka Gakkai ...
... relatively high levels of involvement . As a general rule , the aver- age level of involvement in a religious organization rises directly with the religion's " uniqueness " relative to the religious main- stream.1 Members of Soka Gakkai ...
Page 117
... relative affluence , by contrast , in which individuals rely less heavily on the family and demand more per- sonal ... relatively low priority given to marriage and child- rearing by SGI - USA members further demonstrates , therefore ...
... relative affluence , by contrast , in which individuals rely less heavily on the family and demand more per- sonal ... relatively low priority given to marriage and child- rearing by SGI - USA members further demonstrates , therefore ...
Page 146
... relatively rare . Most of the time , religious mobility occurs within religious " families . " 3 That is , people ... relative rarity of radical religious conversion that the growth of alternative religions in mid - twentieth - century ...
... relatively rare . Most of the time , religious mobility occurs within religious " families . " 3 That is , people ... relative rarity of radical religious conversion that the growth of alternative religions in mid - twentieth - century ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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