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 111
... values had not changed much , or that their attitudes are the same but stronger now than before . This pattern would indicate that , as one might expect , conversion to Soka Gakkai is best understood as people acting on pre - existing ...
... values had not changed much , or that their attitudes are the same but stronger now than before . This pattern would indicate that , as one might expect , conversion to Soka Gakkai is best understood as people acting on pre - existing ...
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... values over material ones . The largest percentage of respondents in both cases is found , in fact , in the " pure post - materialist ” cate- gory . By comparison , in the British public , the responses are dis- tributed evenly along ...
... values over material ones . The largest percentage of respondents in both cases is found , in fact , in the " pure post - materialist ” cate- gory . By comparison , in the British public , the responses are dis- tributed evenly along ...
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... value orientation found among many converts , suggests that conversion to Soka Gakkai must also be understood as a function of the individual's personal religious desires , beliefs , and values . Most converts had already given up on ...
... value orientation found among many converts , suggests that conversion to Soka Gakkai must also be understood as a function of the individual's personal religious desires , beliefs , and values . Most converts had already given up on ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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