The Founding Fathers could not have imagined the extent and depth of controversy and confusion which resulted from their crisp, direct, and unelaborate statement of the principle of freedom of religion and non-establishment. Upon the interpretation of these phases of constitutional law an argument of significant scope and proportions has developed. Moreover as the complexity of the argument has increased communication among and between the religions making up the American pluralism has become more and more difficult. Under the auspices of The Fund for the Republic's project on, “Religion in a Free Society” eleven distinguished American thinkers have joined to direct their attention to the relation of religion to American society; the problem of religious pluralism; the conflict of public and parochial education; the issue of censorship and pressure; lastly, the role both of freedom and religion in a democratic society.