RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Melissa Rogers, July 07, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee began July 13th. Melissa Rogers urged Senators to engage Sotomayor in a discussion of the broad principles and values animating the constitutional commands on religious freedom. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, December 05, 2008
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
Since its inception, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has drawn unprecedented attention to the issue of social service partnerships between government and religious organizations. Brookings will release a report, Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious Freedom, which suggests ways the next president should approach the that office, including whether to keep the office open or how to restructure it. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Melissa Rogers, December 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution, Wake Forest University Divinity School’s Center for Religion and Public Affairs
Our nation has a long and productive history of government partnerships with religious and secular groups that serve people in need. President George W. Bush’s administration raised the visibility of these partnerships and introduced certain innovations into this system. E.J. Dionne and Melissa Rogers offer the incoming administration 16 recommendations on how to retain as well as reform these partnerships. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William A. Galston, May 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution
In the 2008 Democratic nominating contest, Catholics have emerged as key members of Hillary Clinton’s base, says William Galston. Therefore, he says, if Barack Obama is the party's nominee, "he will have to work hard to improve his standing among white Catholics. If he does not, even states that Democrats count on—such as Pennsylvania—may be up for grabs this November.” Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
E.J. Dionne, Jr. and John C. Green, February 01, 2008, The Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute
E.J. Dionne and John Green investigate the mix of secular and religious politics in the United States during the post-war period and whether faith-based polarization has a political impact in the 2008 Election. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, October 08, 2003, St. Paul Pioneer Press
The House of Representatives passed the "Charitable Giving Act of 2003" with a "Sense of Congress" statement claiming that "faith-based organizations are often more successful in dealing with difficult societal problems than government and non-sectarian organizations." However, argues Kathryn Tenpas, Congress must establish a centralized data collection system that requires agencies to report the number of faith-based and community organizations receiving money, how much they receive, what services they perform and how they stack up after an independent evaluation, writes Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John J. DiIulio, Jr., December 04, 2002, The Philadelphia Inquirer
John Dilulio offers a seven-item short list to advance President Bush’s compassionate domestic policies and social welfare initiatives. By letting low-income Americans receive a full complement of federal benefits under existing laws, extreme poverty can be reduced by as much as 70 percent. President Bush could become the greatest domestic and social welfare president in decades if adheres to his promises. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul C. Light, September 01, 2002, The Brookings Institution
George W. Bush is not the first president to ask Americans to give more of themselves to volunteering, writes Paul Light. Besides Gerald Ford, every president since John F. Kennedy has called for greater volunteerism. Some calls have been resonant, others barely audible; some have produced new federal agencies; others, private initiatives. But whatever the form, volunteering has been a staple of presidential agendas since 1961. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John J. DiIulio, Jr., September 01, 2002, The Public Interest
John Dilulio examines three types of religious influence in relation to relevant research on urban crime and delinquency. This social trinity of "spiritual capital" can help low-income urban children, youth, and families. As a result, he argues, we should include federal research on spiritual capital and how it can help to prevent teenage pregnancies, reduce public health problems, combat illiteracy, among many other vital social goals. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven Waldman, September 01, 2002, The Brookings Institution
By using the AmeriCorps program (and community service) as a key element of his faith-based initiative, President George W. Bush is broadening the service's political base and its pool of leadership talent. A national service effort enlisting the nation's houses of worship would not only revitalize service, it could well revitalize religion, writes Steven Waldman. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC
On December 18, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen discussed their book, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? to deal specifically with three questions: what faith-based groups are doing, how the government could help, and where the government could usefully get out of the way, from either the perspective of the religious groups themselves or on constitutional grounds. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, December 17, 2001
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
New York, NY
Since September 11, the importance of religion in our civic life has been underscored by the spontaneous search of many Americans for solidarity, understanding and comfort through their congregations and by a newly urgent national discussion about religious liberty and pluralism. At this event, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen discussed their book, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? to deal specifically with important questions about government and faith-based groups. Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered remarks. Read More
BOOK
E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen, November 28, 2001
This collaboration of the Brookings Institution and the Pew Charitable Trusts explores the issue of &faith-based& social programs and organizations, their historical role in society, and the promise and potential dangers of church-state cooperation. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, August 16, 2001
12:00 AM to
Washington, D.C.
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) released a report on obstacles to the involvement of faith-based organizations in federal social service programs. John J. DiIulio, Jr., was joined by John Bridgeland, Stanley Carlson-Thies, Sebastian Mallaby, and officials of the OFBCI centers at cabinent agencies across the federal government to discuss the report. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
E.J. Dionne, Jr., August 07, 2001, The Denver Post
When President Bush created his White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, almost everyone immediately forgot the word "community." Yet if Bush wants to see his plan to assist religious charities realized, argues E.J. Dionne, he'll have to put more faith in community. Read More