Stephen V. Monsma is a research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin College. He is a professor of political science emeritus at Pepperdine University, where he was on the political science faculty from 1987 to 2004 and held the Blanche E. Seaver chair in social science. He has published widely including Putting Faith in Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work in Four Cities and Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with J. Christopher Soper). J. Christopher Soper is the Frank R. Seaver Professor of Political Science and the executive director for the Center for Faith and Learning at Pepperdine University. Soper's most recent publications are Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with Stephen V. Monsma) and Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (coauthored with Joel Fetzer).

Provides valuable resources for studies of the effectiveness of faith-based programs. it also provides useful advice for policy-makers concerning how to improve the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs. Scholars of public policy and scholars of religion and politics will both benefit from the ground-breaking research presented in the book.

• Introduction1. The Effectiveness Muddle2. The Study3. Client Evaluations of their Programs4. Enabling Outcomes5. Intermediate and Ultimate Outcomes6. Observations and RecommendationsAppendix A: The Questionnaire SurveyAppendix B: The Survey InstrumentsAppendix C: The Faith-based/Segmented versus Faith-Based/Integrated Distinction

Stephen V. Monsma is a research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin College. He is a professor of political science emeritus at Pepperdine University, where he was on the political science faculty from 1987 to 2004 and held the Blanche E. Seaver chair in social science. He has published widely including Putting Faith in Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work in Four Cities and Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with J. Christopher Soper). J. Christopher Soper is the Frank R. Seaver Professor of Political Science and the executive director for the Center for Faith and Learning at Pepperdine University. Soper's most recent publications are Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with Stephen V. Monsma) and Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (coauthored with Joel Fetzer).

Provides valuable resources for studies of the effectiveness of faith-based programs. it also provides useful advice for policy-makers concerning how to improve the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs. Scholars of public policy and scholars of religion and politics will both benefit from the ground-breaking research presented in the book.

• Introduction1. The Effectiveness Muddle2. The Study3. Client Evaluations of their Programs4. Enabling Outcomes5. Intermediate and Ultimate Outcomes6. Observations and RecommendationsAppendix A: The Questionnaire SurveyAppendix B: The Survey InstrumentsAppendix C: The Faith-based/Segmented versus Faith-Based/Integrated Distinction

Stephen V. Monsma is a research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin College. He is a professor of political science emeritus at Pepperdine University, where he was on the political science faculty from 1987 to 2004 and held the Blanche E. Seaver chair in social science. He has published widely including Putting Faith in Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work in Four Cities and Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with J. Christopher Soper). J. Christopher Soper is the Frank R. Seaver Professor of Political Science and the executive director for the Center for Faith and Learning at Pepperdine University. Soper's most recent publications are Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with Stephen V. Monsma) and Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (coauthored with Joel Fetzer).

Provides valuable resources for studies of the effectiveness of faith-based programs. it also provides useful advice for policy-makers concerning how to improve the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs. Scholars of public policy and scholars of religion and politics will both benefit from the ground-breaking research presented in the book.

• Introduction1. The Effectiveness Muddle2. The Study3. Client Evaluations of their Programs4. Enabling Outcomes5. Intermediate and Ultimate Outcomes6. Observations and RecommendationsAppendix A: The Questionnaire SurveyAppendix B: The Survey InstrumentsAppendix C: The Faith-based/Segmented versus Faith-Based/Integrated Distinction