PREFACE 11 BUDDHISM IS A RELIGION OF SALVATION 11 THE AMERICAN CONDITION TO WHICH JŌDO SHlNSHŪ MUST ADDRESS ITSELF 11 THE TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF ANSWERS AND RESOLUTIONS: PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION AND THE ARTS 12 THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE AMERICAN SHADOW 13 CHANGE AND ADAPTATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF BUDDHISM 14 ADAPTATION AS ESSENTIALLY A DIALECTICAL PROCESS 14 CONCLUDING REMARKS 15