MARCH 14, 2005

GOVERNMENT
Federal budget item No. 1: values

IN THE NORTHEAST
• Brent B. Coffin works on the Joint Program on Religion and Public Life and is director of the Center for Nonprofit Organizations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. He co-edited the book Who Will Provide?: The Changing Role of Religion in American Social Welfare (Westview Press, 2000). Contact 617-496-6459, brent_coffin@harvard.edu.
• The Rev. Thomas J. Massaro is associate professor of moral theology at Weston Jesuit School of Theology at Cambridge, Mass. He wrote the book Catholic Social Teaching and United States Welfare Reform (Liturgical Press, 1998). He also co-wrote the article "Compassion in Action: A Letter to President Bush on Social Policy" for the journal America (2001). Contact 617-492-1960 ext. 286, tmassaro@wjst.edu.
• Mary Hobgood is an associate professor of religious studies at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. She wrote the books Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Theory: Paradigms in Conflict (Temple University Press, l991) and Dismantling Privilege: An Ethics of Accountability (Pilgrim Press, 2000). Contact 508-793-3435, mhobgood@holycross.edu.

IN THE EAST
• Jo Renee Formicola is professor of political science at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. She co-wrote the book Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003) and the article "The Bush Faith-Based Initiative and the Catholic Response" for the Journal of Church and State (2002). Contact 973-275-2903, formicjo@shu.edu.
• Mary C. Segers is professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark campus. She co-wrote the book Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003) and the article "The Bush Faith-Based Initiative and the Catholic Response" for the Journal of Church and State (2002). Contact 973-353-5591, segers@andromeda.rutgers.edu.
• The Rev. Traci West is associate professor of ethics and African-American studies at Drew University in Madison, N.J. Among her specialties are welfare policy and justice issues in church and society. She wrote the entry "Agenda for the Churches: Uprooting a National Policy of Morally Stigmatizing Poor Single Black Moms" for the book Welfare Policy: (Feminist Critiques) (Pilgrim Press, 1999). Contact 973-408-3082, twest@drew.edu.
• Robert J. Wuthnow is director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. He wrote the book Poor Richard's Principle: Recovering the American Dream Through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money (Princeton University Press, 1996). Contact 609-258-4742, wuthnow@princeton.edu.
• Fred Glennon is professor of religious studies at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. He wrote the essay "Renewing the Welfare Covenant: Covenant and Responsible Poverty Policy" for the book Living Responsibly in Community (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997). Contact 315-445-4343, glennon@mail.lemoyne.edu.
• David Fagelson is associate professor of justice, law and society for the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. He wrote the article "Rights and Duties: The Ethical Obligation to Serve the Poor" for the journal Law & Inequality (1999). Contact 202-885-2372, dfagel@american.edu.
• Marshall J. Breger is a law professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on public policy from a Jewish perspective. He edited the book Public Policy and Social Issues: Jewish Sources and Perspectives (Praeger, 2003). Contact 202-319-6754, breger@law.edu.

IN THE SOUTHEAST
• Kenneth Wald is director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He wrote the book Religion and Politics in the United States (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003). Contact 352-392-0262, kenwald@polisci.ufl.edu.
• Harlan Beckley is director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. He edited the book Economic Justice: Selections from Distributive Justice and a Living Wage (Westminster John Knox Press, 1996). Contact 540-458-8784, beckleyh@wlu.edu.
• Sharon Hays is professor of sociology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She is writing the book Inside Welfare: Gender, Family Values, and the Work Ethic. Contact 434-924-6517, hays@virginia.edu.
• Elizabeth Bounds is associate director of the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta. She co-wrote the book Welfare Policy: (Feminist Critiques) (Pilgrim Press, 1999). Contact 404-727-4172, ebounds@emory.edu.

IN THE SOUTH
• Paul Joseph Weber is professor of political science at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He co-wrote the book Faith-Based Initiatives and the Bush Administration: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003). Contact 502-852-3305, paulweber@louisville.edu.
• John P. Bartkowski is professor of sociology, anthropology and social work at Mississippi State University. He co-wrote the book Charitable Choices: Religion, Race, and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era (New York University Press, 2003). Contact 662-325-2495, bartkowski@soc.msstate.edu.
• Helen A. Regis is assistant professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She co-wrote the book Charitable Choices: Religion, Race, and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era (New York University Press, 2003). Contact 225-578-6171, hregis1@lsu.edu.

IN THE MIDWEST
• Warren R. Copeland is professor of religion at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He wrote the book And the Poor Get Welfare: The Ethics of Poverty in the United States (Abingdon Press, 1994). Contact 937-327-7402, wcopeland@wittenburg.edu.
• Andrew D. Walsh is assistant professor of religion and philosophy at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. He wrote the book Religion, Economics, and Public Policy: Ironies, Tragedies, and Absurdities of the Contemporary Culture Wars (Praeger, 2000). Contact 217-231-6376, awalsh@culver.edu.
• David Sikkink is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote the article "Who Gives to the Poor? The Role of Religious Tradition and Political Location on the Personal Generosity of Americans Toward the Poor" for the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1998). Contact 574-631-3166, david.sikkink.1@nd.edu.
• Royal W.F. Rhodes is professor of religious studies at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He co-wrote the book Eclipse of Justice: Ethics, Economics, and the Lost Traditions of American Catholicism (Orbis Books, 1992). Contact 740-427-5330, rhodesr@kenyon.edu.

IN THE SOUTHWEST
• Richard L. Wood is director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He wrote the book Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America (University of Chicago Press, 2002) and contributed the essay "Religion, Faith-Based Organizing, and the Struggle for Justice" for the book Handbook of the Sociology of Religion (Cambridge University Press, 2001). Contact 505-277-3945, rlwood@unm.edu.
• James Matthew Wilson is assistant professor of political science at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He wrote the article "Blessed are the Poor: American Protestantism and Attitudes Toward Poverty and Welfare" for the Southeastern Political Review (1999) and the paper "Moral Visions and the New American Politics" for the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University (2003). Contact 214-768-4054, jmwilson@mail.smu.edu.
• Mark Alan Chaves is professor of sociology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He wrote the books Religious Congregations and Welfare Reform: Who Will Take Advantage of Charitable Choice? (The Aspen Institute, 1999) and Congregations in America (Harvard University Press, 2004). Contact 520-626-2560, mchaves@u.arizona.edu.
• Theodore Walker Jr. is associate professor of ethics and society at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He wrote the book Empower the People: Social Ethics for the African-American Church (Orbis Books, 1991). Contact 214-768-2446, twalker@smu.edu.

IN THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• Pamela K. Brubaker is professor of religion at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. She wrote the article "Making Women and Children Matter: Feminist Ethics Confronts Welfare Policy" for the Journal of Poverty (1999) and the book Women Don't Count: The Challenge of Women's Poverty to Christian Ethics (Scholars Press, 1994). Contact 805-493-3873, brubaker@clunet.edu.
• Timur Kuran is professor of Islamic thought and culture at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He wrote the essay "Islamic Redistribution Through Zakat: Historical Record and Modern Realities" for the book Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts (State University of New York Press, 2003). Contact 213-740-2102, kuran@usc.edu.
• John G. West Jr. is associate professor of political science and geography at Seattle Pacific University. He co-edited the book The Theology of Welfare (University Press of America, 2000). Contact 206-281-2162, jwest@spu.edu.
• Dr. Glen Stassen is the Lewis Smeades Professor of Christian Ethics at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He is an expert on religion and social justice. Contact 626-304-3733, gstassen@fuller.edu.