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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... religious avail- ability . It makes sense to think that people who are actively involved in a religion would be unlikely converts to a very dif- ferent religion . Sociologists have demonstrated that , while switching from one religious ...
... religious avail- ability . It makes sense to think that people who are actively involved in a religion would be unlikely converts to a very dif- ferent religion . Sociologists have demonstrated that , while switching from one religious ...
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... Religious availability prior to conversion ( % ) Indicators of religiosity Had been involved in a religion other SGI - USA Converts than the one in which respondent was raised Religiosity prior to conversion : Very religious Spiritual ...
... Religious availability prior to conversion ( % ) Indicators of religiosity Had been involved in a religion other SGI - USA Converts than the one in which respondent was raised Religiosity prior to conversion : Very religious Spiritual ...
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... religion , the conversion process requires a certain investment of time and effort . These risks of tension and poten- tial ostracism , plus the investment of time and effort , may be thought of as the " costs " of religious conversion ...
... religion , the conversion process requires a certain investment of time and effort . These risks of tension and poten- tial ostracism , plus the investment of time and effort , may be thought of as the " costs " of religious conversion ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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