Robert N. Bellah

Robert N. Bellah
Bellah in 2008
Born
Robert Neelly Bellah

(1927-02-23)February 23, 1927
Altus, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 86)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Spouse
Melanie Hyman
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(m. 1948; died 2010)​
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
ThesisReligion and Society in Tokugawa Japan (1955)
Doctoral advisor
Other advisorsDavid Aberle
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Sub-disciplineSociology of religion
School or traditionCommunitarianism
Institutions
Doctoral studentsJeffrey C. Alexander[9]
Notable works
  • The Broken Covenant (1975)
  • Habits of the Heart (1985)
  • Religion in Human Evolution (2011)
Notable ideas
Influenced
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Robert Neelly Bellah (February 23, 1927 – July 30, 2013) was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his work related to the sociology of religion.[13]

  1. ^ Bortolini 2011, p. 6.
  2. ^ Turner 2017, p. 135.
  3. ^ Thompson 2012, p. 32; Turner 2017, p. 135.
  4. ^ Gardner 2017, p. 95.
  5. ^ Bellah, Robert N. (2002). "New-Time Religion". The Christian Century. Chicago. pp. 20–26. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Bellah, Robert N. (2011). Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press. Cited in Converse, William (April 17, 2013). "Review of Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age, by Robert N. Bellah". Anglican Church of Canada. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Horowitz 2005, p. 218.
  8. ^ Swidler 1993, p. ix; Turner 2017, p. 135.
  9. ^ Lynch & Sheldon 2013, p. 257.
  10. ^ "In Memoriam: Robert N. Bellah". San Francisco: Episcopal Diocese of California. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. ^ Alvord & McCannon 2014, pp. 6, 8.
  12. ^ "Robert Wuthnow (1969)". Berkeley, California: University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Welcome to the Web Pages Dedicated to the Work of Robert N. Bellah". Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Seminary. Retrieved September 7, 2018.