A review of Soka Faith Studies III (published in Japanese in November 2025) has appeared on Daisanbunmei Web. The book is a collection of papers based on the Faith Studies Research Conference commemorating the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Soka Faith Studies, and contains nine papers centered on the theme of world religion. Read the review here (external site, in Japanese): https://www.d3b.jp/npcolumn/22598

The third volume of Soka Faith Studies—the book series that brings together the Institute’s research results and the presentations given at its research conferences with outside experts—will go on sale on Friday, November 14 (published in Japanese). This third volume takes “On World Religion” as its theme, examining the history of the term “world religion” and how it has been defined. Looking back on how Soka Gakkai International (SGI), as it advances along the path of becomi

A review of Soka Faith Studies II: On Nichiren Daishonin was published on Daisanbunmei Web, the web magazine operated by Daisanbunmei Publishing. The reviewer is the writer Ayumu Hombo. It can be read at the following link (in Japanese): Book Review — Soka Faith Studies II: On Nichiren Daishonin: Considering the Soka Gakkai’s View of Nichiren as the Buddha of the Latter Day A review of Mikio Matsuoka’s A Study of the Thought of the Soka Gakkai, Vol. 1 was also published on Da