The Civil Theology of Robert Bellah By Matthew Rose July 24, 2023   Interested in discussing this article in your classroom, parish, reading group, or Commonweal Local Community? Click here for a free issue discussion guide. Robert Bellah was the last major thinker on the American Left to argue that shared religious beliefs are essential for democratic politics. In an era that saw liberalism grow progressively more secular, he defended views that dissented from elite opinion and the models of reality on which it rested.

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