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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Accommodation and Conversion Phillip E. Hammond, David W. Machacek. peaceful world . While the primary goal of world peace has remained constant , the Soka Gakkai's understanding of how kosen - rufu is to be achieved has changed ...
Accommodation and Conversion Phillip E. Hammond, David W. Machacek. peaceful world . While the primary goal of world peace has remained constant , the Soka Gakkai's understanding of how kosen - rufu is to be achieved has changed ...
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... World Peace If it is not the experience of verifiable benefits that serves to sustain involvement , what does ? Even ... world peace . In Soka Gakkai Buddhism , world peace is promoted at three levels . First , individual enlightenment ...
... World Peace If it is not the experience of verifiable benefits that serves to sustain involvement , what does ? Even ... world peace . In Soka Gakkai Buddhism , world peace is promoted at three levels . First , individual enlightenment ...
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... world peace ? Very realistic ( 1 ) Pretty realistic ( 2 ) ᄆ Not very realistic ( 3 ) Not at all realistic If you answered 1 , 2 , or 3 - What do you think will be SGI's contri- bution to whatever is accomplished in the area of world ...
... world peace ? Very realistic ( 1 ) Pretty realistic ( 2 ) ᄆ Not very realistic ( 3 ) Not at all realistic If you answered 1 , 2 , or 3 - What do you think will be SGI's contri- bution to whatever is accomplished in the area of world ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Soka Gakkai History and Philosophy | 13 |
The Membership of SGIUSA | 36 |
Copyright | |
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