Of Little Faith: The Politics of George W. Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives (Religion and Politics series)
"Should faith-based organizations be permitted by law to compete to administer government programs on the same basis as all other non-profit 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. DiIulio Jr., professor of political science, University of Pennsylvania, and former director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives