Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush

Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration looks at the ramifications of the president's attempted policy change and analyzes the faith-based initiative in its larger historical, political, and social context. Noted scholars Jo Renee Formicola, Mary C. Segers, and Paul Weber explore the rationale behind the policy, examine the legal and philosophical counter-arguments, and reveal the political dynamics impacting the legislation.

Jo Renee Formicola is professor of political science at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Acknowledgments

ix

Preface

xi

Introduction: President Bush's Faith-Based Initiative

1

(24)

Mary Segers

The Good in the Faith-Based Initiative

25

(38)

Jo Renee Formicola

The Bad in the Faith-Based Initiative

63

(52)

Paul Weber

The Ugly Politics of the Faith-Based Initiative

115

(46)

Jo Renee Formicola

Mary Segers

Conclusions

161

(24)

Jo Renee Formicola

Mary Segers

Paul Weber

Bibliography

185

(18)

Index

203

(10)

About the Authors

213

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Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration

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