The urgent need for a civilized conversation about faith schools and society -- A reassessment of the place of faith schools in state-supported education in plural democratic societies -- To what extent can plural societies which encompass a spectrum of world views and cultural perspectives sustain a common schooling for all? -- The role of faith in the schools of civic societies -- Towards the establishment of an evidence base for use in a civic conversation about faith schools in a plural society -- Faith school profiles -- Four Catholic schools and their cultures -- The student voice and its significance in the study of school cultures -- Building a meta-narrative of school cultures from a composite profile of four faith schools -- Practice informing policy: the case for evidence-based policy concerning faith-based schools.