Religion Returns to the Public Square: Faith and Policy in AmericaDespite talk of a naked public square, religion has never really lost its place in American public life. As the twenty first century opened, it was re emerging in unexpected and paradoxical ways. Religious institutions were considered for expanded roles in welfare and education, at the same time that the limits of religious pluralism as, for example, in the relation of Islam to American values became a question of urgent public concern. Religion