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Robert N. Bellah

Sociology

Robert Neelly Bellah was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, internationally known for his work in the sociology of religion.

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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1927-02-23 1
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1927 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2013-07-30 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2013 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Altus, Oklahoma, U.S. 1
Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account
Oakland, California, U.S. 1
Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account
American 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Coined the concept of American civil religion in a 1967 article and wrote extensively on the sociology of religion. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Habits of the Heart (1985) 1
Connections

Associated With

Ann Swidler, Social Theorists

Co-authored Habits of the Heart (1985) with Robert N. Bellah.

Source Wikipedia: Ann Swidler

Earned his doctorate at Berkeley under Robert N. Bellah.

Source Wikipedia: Jeffrey C. Alexander

Institutions Informed

Alexander doctoral training at Berkeley overlapped with Bellah influence there, and Alexander later cultural-sociology turn extended themes from Bellah work on civil religion and culture.

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1. Wikipedia: Robert N. Bellah
Wikipedia
  • Education section, opening sentence
    Bellah was born in Altus, Oklahoma, on February 23, 1927.
  • biography, death paragraph
    Bellah died July 30, 2013, at an Oakland, California, hospital from complications after heart surgery.
  • lead sentence
    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.
  • body section on Habits of the Heart and civil religion
    Bellah was perhaps best known for his work related to American civil religion, a term which he coined in a 1967 article that has since gained widespread attention among scholars.
  • body section on Habits of the Heart
    Bellah is best known for his 1985 book Habits of the Heart
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Wikipedia: Jeffrey C. Alexander
WikipediaAssociated With: Jeffrey C. Alexander, Biography sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: Ann Swidler
WikipediaAssociated With: Ann Swidler, Biography sectionView the Source
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