Faith and Public Policy: : James R. Wilburn: Lexington Books

Faith and Public Policy

Description

Faith and Public Policy turns the spotlight on the role of faith in the public square and the spiritual consequences of public policymaking. The work brings together fourteen of America's most respected writers on the intersection of faith and public policy to discuss the changing roles of government, church, education, and the family. Chapters investigate such issues as inner city programs, the secularization of faith-based programs, the impact of tax policy on the family, and the status of school vouchers. Contributions by Steve Forbes and William E. Simon illustrate the deep personal faith that informs and fuels the public leadership of America's leading thinkers and political figures. Readers will find Faith and Public Policy a timely and vigorous conversation on the commingling of government and religion in America, a country eager to return to the Founding Generation's idea of a nation in covenant with God.

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Public Policy and Spiritual Consequences
Part 3 The Founding: Faith of Our Fathers
Chapter 4 The Continuing Revolution: What We Can Learn From the Founding Fathers
Chapter 5 God's Country: Taking the Declaration Seriously
Part 6 Unto Caesar and Unto God
Chapter 7 Religion and American Democracy
Chapter 8 Religion and Public Life
Part 9 New Paradigm of Faith-Based Programs
Chapter 10 Charitable Choice: Promise of New Paradigm
Chapter 11 Faith in Inner City Youth: New Evidence of the Efficacy of Faith-Based Programs
Chapter 12 Secularization of Faith-based Organizations: Government Impact
Part 13 Public Policy and the Family
Chapter 14 Family and Religion: The Center Beam and the Foundation of a Stable Nation
Chapter 15 Status Report on School Vouchers
Chapter 16 A Family-Friendly Tax System
Part 17 A Season of Renewal: Taking It Personally
Chapter 18 Moral Freedom
Chapter 19 The Moral Roots of American Society
Chapter 20 My Faith and I

Product details

Published	Aug 08 2002
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	186
ISBN	9780739103869
Imprint	Lexington Books
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

James R. Wilburn

Contributor

Eloise Anderson

Contributor

John J. DiIulio Jr

Contributor

Jean Bethke Elshtain

Contributor

Patrick Fagan

Contributor

Steve Forbes

Contributor

Douglas W. Kmiec

Contributor

Stephen V. Monsma

Contributor

Michael Novak

Contributor

Jack Scott

Contributor

William E. Simon Sr

Contributor

Charles Van Eaton

Contributor

James Q. Wilson

Contributor

Alan Wolfe

Given the success of faith-based groups, the key question for those who would restrict them is, Which do you want to fight more - poverty or God? This book offers new insight into how various policy players tackle this important question.....

Marvin Olasky, editor–in–chief, World News Group
Pepperdine's new School of Public Policy has assembled a remarkable cast of experts to address a crucial question: what role does faith play in the public policy of a diverse and pluralistic nation? Their answers, recorded here, are vital to the future of America.

David Davenport, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Given the success of faith-based groups, the key question for those who would restrict them is, "Which do you want to fight
more - poverty or God?" This book offers new insight into how various policy players tackle this important question.

Marvin Olasky, editor–in–chief, World News Group