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Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration looks at the ramifications of the president's attempted policy change and analyzes the 'faith-based initiative' in its larger historical, political, and social context. Noted scholars Jo Renee Formicola, Mary C. Segers, and Paul Weber explore the rationale behind the policy, examine the legal and philosophical counter-arguments, and reveal the political dynamics impacting the legislation.
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Formicola (political science, Seton Hall U.), Segers (political science, Rutgers U.) and Weber (political science, U. of Louisville) tackle the good, the bad, and the ugly of the President's attempted policy change in turn, with each of them approaching the initiative from a different perspective. After an argument that the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives could allow for greater participation for charitable service unfairly shut out of the quest for funds, a moderately skeptical view is presented. The final author avers that the initiative is nothing less than an attempt to undo the New Deal. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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