A Time to Chant: The Sōka Gakkai Buddhists in Britain

by Bryan Wilson and Karel Dobbelaere

Book Overview

Soka Gakkai--a movement of Japanese Buddhism--is one of the world's most rapidly expanding religious movements, especially in the West. The movement sponsors a variety of cultural and educational causes, and is active in promoting world peace and preservation of the environment; as such it has established a high profile in world affairs. Soka Gakkai is also a significant social phenomenon in its own right. This study documents this in its thorough...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198279159
• ISBN13: 9780198279150
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Analysis and Information about Buddhism in UK

As the family member of an SGI-UK member, I found this book very interesting. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the Soka Gakkai International movement in UK (or the SGI in general) and about Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.