Melissa Rogers, who previously served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is Visiting Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence at Wake Forest University's School of Divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Rogers holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. from Baylor University. She has received an honorary doctorate of divinity from both Wake Forest University and the John Leland Center for Theological Studies.

• Introduction: Religion's Role in American Public Life1. Religion and the Constitution: Historical Origins2. Religion and the Constitution: Some Key Concepts and Cases3. Faith and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The Role of Religion in the White House4. Religion, Policy, and Politics: Barring Religious Tests Protecting Rights to Engage in Policy and Politics5. Religious Expression on Government Property: Prohibiting Government Speech Endorsing Religion Protecting Nongovernmental Religious Speech6. Government Partnerships with Faith-Based: Organizations Creating Partnerships to Serve People in Need7. Faith and Federal Funds: Supporting Secular, Not Religious, Activities8. Religious Exemptions and Accommodations: Balancing Claims of Conscience with Other Interests9. Faith and the Workplace: Respecting Religious Freedom in Employment10. Religious Discrimination and Hate Crimes: Fighting Hatred and Bias Protecting Freedom and PluralismConclusion: A Crossroads for Faith in American Public Life

Melissa Rogers, who previously served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is Visiting Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence at Wake Forest University's School of Divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Rogers holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. from Baylor University. She has received an honorary doctorate of divinity from both Wake Forest University and the John Leland Center for Theological Studies.

• Introduction: Religion's Role in American Public Life1. Religion and the Constitution: Historical Origins2. Religion and the Constitution: Some Key Concepts and Cases3. Faith and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The Role of Religion in the White House4. Religion, Policy, and Politics: Barring Religious Tests Protecting Rights to Engage in Policy and Politics5. Religious Expression on Government Property: Prohibiting Government Speech Endorsing Religion Protecting Nongovernmental Religious Speech6. Government Partnerships with Faith-Based: Organizations Creating Partnerships to Serve People in Need7. Faith and Federal Funds: Supporting Secular, Not Religious, Activities8. Religious Exemptions and Accommodations: Balancing Claims of Conscience with Other Interests9. Faith and the Workplace: Respecting Religious Freedom in Employment10. Religious Discrimination and Hate Crimes: Fighting Hatred and Bias Protecting Freedom and PluralismConclusion: A Crossroads for Faith in American Public Life

Melissa Rogers, who previously served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is Visiting Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence at Wake Forest University's School of Divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Rogers holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. from Baylor University. She has received an honorary doctorate of divinity from both Wake Forest University and the John Leland Center for Theological Studies.

• Introduction: Religion's Role in American Public Life1. Religion and the Constitution: Historical Origins2. Religion and the Constitution: Some Key Concepts and Cases3. Faith and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The Role of Religion in the White House4. Religion, Policy, and Politics: Barring Religious Tests Protecting Rights to Engage in Policy and Politics5. Religious Expression on Government Property: Prohibiting Government Speech Endorsing Religion Protecting Nongovernmental Religious Speech6. Government Partnerships with Faith-Based: Organizations Creating Partnerships to Serve People in Need7. Faith and Federal Funds: Supporting Secular, Not Religious, Activities8. Religious Exemptions and Accommodations: Balancing Claims of Conscience with Other Interests9. Faith and the Workplace: Respecting Religious Freedom in Employment10. Religious Discrimination and Hate Crimes: Fighting Hatred and Bias Protecting Freedom and PluralismConclusion: A Crossroads for Faith in American Public Life