Taking Stock: The Bush Faith-Based Initiative and What Lies Ahead

Few matters of domestic public policy were more closely associated with President George W. Bush than his often controversial efforts to expand government partnerships with faith-based providers of social services. Chief among the innovations used to realize this expanded partnership was the creation of the high-profile White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

Taking Stock: The Bush Faith-Based Initiative and What Lies Ahead, the final report by the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, explores the methodical character, breadth, depth and scale of the Bush Faith-Based and Community Initiative and looks ahead to President Barack Obama’s approach to continuing service partnerships between the government and religious groups.

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Perspectives

Stanley Carlson-Thies Center for Public Justice	Rev. Luis Cortes Nueva Esperanza	Rabbi David Saperstein Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Annie Laurie Gaylor Freedom From Religion Foundation	Jannah Scott Arizona Governor’s Office	Mark Souder Congressman (R-Indiana)

Complete list of archived interviews.

Roundtable Areas of Focus on Faith-Based Social Services

Policy Environment George W. Bush and the Faith-Based Initiative   State Policies on Faith-Based Social Services in the United States Since 2002 Legal/Constitutional State of the Law 2008: A Cumulative Report on Legal Developments Affecting Government Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations Constitutional Change and Responsibilities of Governance Pertaining to the Faith-Based and Community Initiative

Scope & Scale American Congregations and Social Service Programs   The Scope and Scale of Faith-Based Social Services   Effectiveness Comparative Views on the Role and Effect of Faith in Social Services Performance Comparison of Faith-Affiliated and Other Social Service Providers   Public & Private Funding Getting a Piece of the Pie: Federal Grants to Faith-Based Social Service Organizations Private Sector Contributions to Faith-Based Social Service: Policies and Giving Patterns of Private Foundations