No one reading this seven hundred page book can fail to be impressed with the sweep of its argument or…
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Religion in Human Evolution
Weber for the 21st century
November 9, 2011
For almost one hundred years, all sociologists of religion have taken Max Weber’s great work on comparative religions as a primary point…
Where did religion come from?
November 2, 2011
When an interviewer for the Atlantic Monthly blog asked me “What prompted you to write this book?” I apparently replied,…
The big bang
September 29, 2011
Peter Manseau reviews Robert Bellah's Religion in Human Evolution.
Nothing is ever lost: An interview with Robert Bellah
September 14, 2011
Both an influential scholar and a public intellectual, Robert Bellah is one of the foremost sociologists of his generation. His…
Robert Bellah on religion’s place in evolution
August 18, 2011
The Atlantic interviews Robert Bellah about his new tome Religion in Human Evolution. In the interview, he explains the impetus…