diff --git a/_content/articles/latina-o-conversion-and-miracle-seeking_cherry-stephen-m-et-al.md b/_content/articles/latina-o-conversion-and-miracle-seeking_cherry-stephen-m-et-al.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bea759c08f --- /dev/null +++ b/_content/articles/latina-o-conversion-and-miracle-seeking_cherry-stephen-m-et-al.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "Latina/o Conversion and Miracle-Seeking at a Buddhist Temple" +authors: + - "Stephen M. Cherry" + - "Kemal Budak" + - "Aida Ramos" +external_url: "https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=lang_fac" +source_url: "https://doi.org/10.1007/s41603-018-0045-6" +drive_links: + - "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMNefi7FSaCFP-LJxrf0TlwSITVjs-5n/view?usp=drivesdk" +course: american +tags: + - religion + - iddhi + - roots +year: 2018 +month: apr +journal: "International Journal of Latin American Religions" +volume: 2 +number: 1 +pages: "50--71" +publisher: "Springer Science+Business Media" +openalexid: W2802987018 +--- + +> like the Soka Gakkai cases, our respondents appear to be searching for miracles and spiritual fulfillment that they were not receiving by engaging solely in Christian practices. +Although they might be considered "free riders" through a rational choice lens, Master Chu actually encourages this behavior + +How a Vietnamese monk in Houston, Texas successfully attracted a Latino following.