"The contemporary benchmark from which to look back and look forward in the continuing inquiry about American character.

Acknowledging that we all live in and through institutions--family, school, community, corporation, religious group, the nation--Bellah shows how we can and must take responsibility for making these institutions work, and thereby take ...

"The contemporary benchmark from which to look back and look forward in the continuing inquiry about American character."--Daniel Bell

RD 129. Includes bibliographical references and index. 5.

He takes a reflective turn with Imagining Japan, evidencing his profound concern with religious evolution.