Of Little Faith

Amy E. Black is assistant professor of politics and international relations at Wheaton College. Douglas L. Koopman is a professor of political science and director of the Center for Social Research at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. David K. Ryden is an attorney and associate professor of political science at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and editor of The U.S. Supreme Court and the Electoral Process, Second Edition, Revised and Updated.

• Introduction: The Faith-Based Initiatives through Three "Lenses"1. Before the Faith-Based Initiative: Background and Disputes2. On the Trail: Campaigning on Faith-Based Issues3. Partisan Appeal: Faith-Based in a Republican House4. Who CAREs? Faith-Based in a Divided Senate5. Rocky Roads: Faith-Based Efforts in the Executive Branch6. Persuasive Confusion: The Federal Courts and Faith-Based Initiatives7. Of Little Faith?: Lessons from the Faith-Based SagaAppendix A: Interview MethodologyAppendix B: List of InterviewsAppendix C: Executive Orders Affecting Faith-Based Policies, 2001-2002Cases CitedNotesBibliographyIndex

"Should faith-based organizations be permitted by law to compete to administer government programs on the same basis as all other nonprofit organizations? This lively, lucid, and timely book chronicles how, during the first year of the Bush faith initiative, a seemingly deep and growing consensus favoring public support for community-serving sacred places that serve civic purposes was succeeded by battles between religious 'purists' and 'pragmatists,' and led to legislative politics that were far from bipartisan. Both as a fellow political scientist and as an actor in the drama, I heartily applaud the authors for their tough-minded but balanced, critical yet constructive analysis and conclusions." - John J. Dilulio, Jr., professor of political science, University of Pennsylvania, and former director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives"