Charitable Choice at Work: Evaluating Faith-Based Job Programs in the States. By Sheila Suess Kennedy and Wolfgang Bielefeld. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2006. 234pp. $26.95.
Charitable Choice at Work is a vital addition to a growing library of scholarship on the workings of faith-based initiatives. This book avoids polemics, and instead uses careful research to inform ongoing discussions about the role of faith-based providers in the post-welfare era. This book is the first of its kind to focus pointedly on the effectiveness of faith-based and secular employment programs across diverse locales, namely, Massachusetts, Indiana, and North Carolina. Kennedy ...