American broken civil covenant in religion time trial

Still broken. Aug 12, Theon Hill rated it it was amazing Shelves: politics , philosophy , theology , social-commentary , history. Robert Bellah's work The Broken Covenant is an excellent analysis of the ways in which America's experiment with democracy has failed to live up to its lofty aspirations. In this powerful text, Bellah argues that America has broken the covenant embedded in its founding documents such as the Declaration and Constitution.

While I disagree with Bellah's prescription of democratic socialism as the solution to the problem, I find much to praise in his diagnosis of the problems in American society.

De Robert Bellah's work The Broken Covenant is an excellent analysis of the ways in which America's experiment with democracy has failed to live up to its lofty aspirations. Despite its age, I found the text to be extremely relevant to contemporary America. May 23, Montana rated it really liked it. After the first chapter, I thought this was going to be a tough read. It starts dry, and I honestly doubt the writing changes, but once I started to grasp Bellah's ideas I loved it.

What a revolutionary. Though he tries to hide it, his heart drips from the book. I'd love to sit and have tea with him. We don't even have to talk. I'll bet he's a good silence companion. Aug 06, Abe Cho rated it really liked it Shelves: dmin-public-square. Well-written and insightful treatment of what Bellah terms "civil religion" in America.

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Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About Robert N. Robert N. Bellah graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a B. In , he received a Ph. After two years of postdoctoral work in Islamic Studies at McGill University in Montreal, he began teaching at Harvard in and left 10 years later as Professor of Sociology to move to the University of California, Berkeley.

From to , he served as Ford Professor of Sociology. Knopf in Bellah for his efforts to illuminate the importance of community in American society. A distinguished sociologist and educator, he has raised our awareness of the values that are at the core of our democratic institutions and of the dangers of individualism unchecked by social responsibility. At the conclusion of the conference, the University of Erfurt awarded Bellah an honorary degree.

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