The Broken Covenant
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The Broken Covenant is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that examines the role and transformation of American civil religion in the nation’s history and identity.
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book
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sociological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
diagnose moral and cultural crises in the United States
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interpret American history through the lens of civil religion ⓘ |
| author | Robert N. Bellah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
historical development of American civil religion
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moral order of American society ⓘ relationship between religion and American national identity ⓘ symbolic foundations of the American nation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
crisis of meaning in American society
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role of civil religion in American public life ⓘ transformation of American civil religion ⓘ |
| genre |
political sociology
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religion and society ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
broken covenant as metaphor for moral crisis
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covenant tradition in American history ⓘ |
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national myths and symbols
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public morality in American democracy ⓘ religious dimensions of American political life ⓘ tension between individualism and community in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American religious history
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Durkheimian sociology of religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American civil religion
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American national identity ⓘ United States history ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert N. Bellah's work on civil religion ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
American civil religion
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surface form:
Civil Religion in America
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