The Broken Covenant

by Bellah, Robert N.

• ISBN13: 9780226041995
• ISBN10: 0226041999
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-08-15
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

This Second Edition represents Bellah's summation of his views on civil religion in America. In his 1967 classic essay "Civil Rights in America," Bellah argued that the religious dimensions of American society--as distinct from its churches--has its own integrity and required "the same care in understanding that any religion." This edition includes his 1978 article "Religion and the Legitimation of the American Republic," and a new Preface.

Author Biography

Robert N. Bellah is professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Beyond Belief and coauthor of The New Religious Consciousness, Varieties of Civil Religion, Habits of the Heart, Uncivil Religion, and The Good Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition Preface

America's Myth of Origin

America as a Chosen People

Salvation and Success in America

Nativism and Cultural Pluralism in America

The American Taboo on Socialism

The Birth of New American Myths

Afterword: Religion and the Legitimation of the American Republic

Notes

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