Religion Returns to the Public Square : Faith and Policy in America

by Heclo, Hugh; McClay, Wilfred M.

• ISBN13: 9780801871955
• ISBN10: 0801871956
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-29
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

Despite talk of a "naked public square," religion has never really lost its place in American public life. As the twenty-first century opened, it was re-emerging in unexpected and paradoxical ways. Religious institutions were considered for expanded roles in welfare and education, at the same time that the limits of religious pluralism---as, for example, in the relation of Islam to American values--became a question of urgent public concern. Religion Returns to the Public Square;Faith and Policy in America explores how and why religion has to be mixed up with American politics. Uncovering philosophical, historical, legal, and social roots of this relationship, these essays go beyond hot-button issues to reflect on the current interactions and future possibilities of religion and politics in America. Table of ContentsPart I: The Big Picture1. An Introduction to Religion and Public Policy Hugh Heclo2. Two Concepts of Secularism Wilfred M. McClay3. The Religious Conscience and the State in American Constitutional Law, 1789-2000 Charles J. Reid, Jr.4. What is a Public Religion? Jose CasanovaPart II: Religion in Political Action5. Faith and Morals: Religion in American Democracy Wilson Carey McWilliams6. Faith in Politics A. James Reichley7. Mainstream Protestantism, 'Conservative' Religion, and Civil Society D. G. HartPart III: Policy Applications8. American Catholicism, Catholic Charities U.S.A., and Welfare Reform John A. Coleman, S.J.9. Charitable Choice: Bringing Religion Back into American Welfare Stanley W. Carlson-Thies10. Public Education Changes Partners Charles Glenn11. With God on Their Side: Religion and American Foreign Policy William Martin

Author Biography

Hugh Heclo is Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University. Wilfred M. McClay is SunTrust Chair of Excellence in the Humanities and Professor of History at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Both are former Fellows of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
E.J. Dionne Jr.
Acknowledgments	xix
Part I The Big Picture	1	(140)
An Introduction to Religion and Public Policy	3	(28)
Hugh Heclo
Two Concepts of Secularism	31	(32)
Wilfred M. McClay
The Religious Conscience and the State in U.S. Constitutional Law, 1789--2001	63	(48)
Charles J. Reid Jr.
What Is a Public Religion?	111	(30)
Jose Casanova
Part II Religion in Political Action	141	(86)
American Democracy and the Politics of Faith	143	(20)
Wilson Carey McWilliams
Faith in Politics	163	(32)
A. James Reichley
Mainstream Protestantism, ``Conservative'' Religion, and Civil Society	195	(32)
D.G. Hart
Part III Policy Applications	227	(134)
American Catholicism, Catholic Charities USA, and Welfare Reform	229	(40)
John A. Coleman
Charitable Choice: Bringing Religion Back into American Welfare	269	(30)
Stanley W. Carlson-Thies
Public Education Changes Partners	299	(28)
Charles Glenn
With God on Their Side: Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy	327	(34)
William Martin
Contributors	361	(4)
Index	365