This is a time of far-reaching change and debate in American
education and social policy, spurred in part by a rediscovery that
civil-society institutions are often better than government at
meeting human needs. As Charles Glenn shows in this book,
faith-based schools and social agencies have been particularly
effective, especially in meeting the needs of the most vulnerable.
However, many oppose providing public funds for religious
institutions, either on the grounds that it would threaten the
constitutional separation of church and state or from concern it
might dilute or secularize the distinctive character of the
institutions themselves. Glenn tackles these arguments head on. He
builds a uniquely comprehensive and persuasive case for faith-based
organizations playing a far more active role in American schools
and social agencies. And, most importantly, he shows that they
could do so both while receiving public funds and while striking a
workable balance between accountability and autonomy.
Glenn is ideally placed to make this argument. A leading expert
on international education policies, he was for many years the
director of urban education and civil rights for the Massachusetts
Department of Education, and also serves as an Associate Minister
of inner-city churches in Boston. Glenn draws on all his varied
experience here as he reviews the policies and practices of
governments in the United States and Europe as they have worked
with faith-based schools and also with such social agencies as the
Salvation Army and Teen Challenge. He seeks to answer key
theoretical and practical questions: Why should government make
greater use of faith-based providers? How could they do so without
violating First Amendment limits? What working relationships
protect the goals and standards both of government and of the
organizations that the government funds? Glenn shows that, with
appropriate forms of accountability and a strong commitment to a
distinctive vision of service, faith-based organizations can
collaborate safely with government, to their mutual benefit and
that of those they serve. This is a major contribution to one of
the most important topics in political and social debate today.
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