Converts to Buddhism

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Psychology has historically failed to address matters of spirituality, cultural diversity, and the impact of the community on the individual. These voids are beginning to be addressed, but no current literature examines the experience of individuals who are members of a minority religion within a religiously conservative climate. This study looks at the experience of members of a small Buddhist Center located in the mid-west. This study examined these questions: What are the factors that influence an individual’s decision to seek a minority religious tradition? What is the impact of being a member of a minority religion within a conservative religious culture? How does this membership affect their relationships with family, friends, and acquaintances who may not share their worldviews? How might their ideas about themselves, the world, and their experience change as they are acculturated to a very different worldview? This book would be of special interest to Psychologists, Sociologists, and Religious Studies professionals. This book would also be useful for any professional who works with this group or groups like this to develop sensitivity and to improve understanding of their experience.

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Amanda Lienau-Purnell

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