Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. George W. Bush's road to a new deal for faith -- 3. The transformation of America's social safety net -- 4. Armies of compassion : what are faith-based organizations and what do they do? -- 5. Are faith-based organizations effective? -- 6. Charitable choice : its genesis, expansion, and implementation prior to the Bush presidency -- 7. Implementation of President George W. Bush's new deal for faith -- 8. The funding of faith-based organizations : the constitutional dimension -- 9. Conclusion : meeting the challenge of America's social pathologies : the long and difficult road ahead -- Index -- About the author.
