Religion and the Public Square in the 21st Century

by Future of Government Partnerships With the Faith Community; Streeter, Ryan; Diiulio, John J.; Carlson-Thies, Stanley W.

• ISBN13: 9781558131279
• ISBN10: 1558131272
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Hudson Inst

Summary

This volume contains speeches from a conference co-sponsored by Hudson Institute and The Johnson Foundation. It includes contributions from leading thinkers including John DiIulio, director of the new White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Don Eberly, the Office's deputy director, Washington Post columnist and Brookings fellow E.J. Dionne, former U.S. Senator Dan Coats, and scholars Stanley Carlson-Thies, Carl Esbeck, and Amy Sherman.

Table of Contents

Preface: Can Sacred Places Serve Civic Purposes?	9	(8)
John Dilulio
Introduction: Charitable Choice as Historical Phenomenon and Future Reality	17	(6)
Ryan Streeter
Religion's Third Renegotiation with the Public Square	23	(8)
E. J. Dionne
The Purpose of Government's Partnership with Faith-Based Organizations	31	(10)
Dan Coats
Charitable Choice and the Constitution	41	(6)
Carl Esbeck
What Public Officials Need to Know and Do about Charitable Choice	47	(10)
Stanley Carlson-Thies
What the Faith Community Needs to Know and Do about Charitable Choice	57	(12)
Amy Sherman
Faith-based Organizations and the Challenge of Civil Society	69	(4)
Don Eberly
Key Findings from the Conference Discussions	73	(16)
Ryan Streeter
Recommendations for Public Officials, Religious Organizations, and Evaluators of Faith-based Service Providers
Code of Conduct for Public Officials	79	(5)
Code of Conduct for Religious Organizations	84	(2)
Agenda for Evaluators of Faith-based Service Providers	86	(3)
Conference Participants	89	(2)
Contributors	91