Permanent Citizens Assemblies: A New Model for Public Deliberation

For a growing number of people, democracy has become synonymous with broken promises and abandoned commitments. Governments everywhere are not listening to their citizens’ concerns on matters of fundamental importance. As a result, ordinary men and women of all political persuasions are demanding transformations, not just to government policies, but to the methods of governance themselves. They realize that in the periods between general elections, they have great difficulty having their voices heard, because they have no formal role in constructing political agendas. This book focuses on one way to address this problem, by establishing a continual dialogue between individuals and their governments, hence forcing politicians to constantly pay attention to “the people.” Larry Patriquin argues for the creation of permanent citizens’ assemblies, which would be charged with examining issues of public concern and giving advice to governments. For those troubled by our current democratic impasse, Permanent Citizens’ Assemblies: A New Model for Public Deliberation will give hope that practical reforms are possible and that new institutions can become effective components of governance in nations across the globe

Olsen, Gregg M. 2011. Power and Inequality: A Comparative Introduction

Olsen, Gregg M. 2011. Power and Inequality: A Comparative Introduction. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-544400-1. Paperback: 24.95 CAD. Pages: 216

Helpful Hand

Helpful Hand is a website created as a tool for parents and educators to provide strategies and tactics to address specific challenging behaviors in the classroom. To develop the content of this website, I surveyed K-12 teachers to see which difficult behaviors they see most frequently in their classrooms, and which they feel the most uncomfortable addressing. The website provides a definition of each behavior so that all users have a common lexicon. The website provides parents and teachers with different methods and tips they can implement in their own classroom. These may be strategies that can be implemented for the class as a whole, or tactics for specific students and behaviors. There is also a section for parents to view for suggestions on things that may make school and home easier for their child. This section can help a parent better understand what their child, or a student in their child\u27s class, may be going through. It is important to note that this website is not a tool to diagnose children with specific disabilities, but instead provides extra support for teachers and parents working with students that exhibit these behaviors. Sometimes students do not have a diagnosis, but if they exhibit these behaviors, these strategies can still help. Helpful Hand is an extra tool to provide teachers with the methods and confidence they need to provide supports to their students

The Historical Uniqueness of the Clinton Welfare Reforms: A New Level of Social Misery?

This essay argues that the 1996 reforms to the American welfare state have no historical precedent. They are not a return to the poorhouse era and are radically distinct from Great Britain\u27s new poor law of 1834, to which they are often compared. America is the first advanced capitalist country to jettison a significant element of its welfare state and, as such, is moving into waters that are uncharted and dangerous

Scott, James C. 2009. The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia.

Scott, James C. 2009. The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-15228-9. Cloth: 35.00 USD. Pages: 442

“The Plain, Old Faith”: Theological Foundations for a Scientifically Informed Constructive Doctrine of Original Sin in the Wesleyan Tradition

How should Wesleyans integrate modern understandings of science with theological commitments to the idea of original sin? After offering some historical context for Wesley’s engagement with the doctrine of original sin, this article aims to put contemporary socio- scientific discussions. The authority of scripture is engaged in light of Wesley’s “analogy of faith” and James K. A. Smith’s “Narrative-Arc” theological method. Insights of evolutionary psychology and sociobiology are then combined with Wesley’s understanding of universal human sinfulness and regenerating grace. The article explores Wesley’s holistic theological anthropology and contemporary emergence theory in their respective attempts to understand sin’s nefarious substance and power. Finally, the author notes additional theological considerations and concludes with a call to embrace John Wesley’s “catholic spirit.

Testing the Homiletical Buoyancy of James K. A. Smith\u27s Narrative Arc Approach to the Fall

Pastors have long been under-resourced when it comes to deciphering how to craft intelligible, persuasive, and preachable sermons on some newly settled Christian academic position, particularly those surrounding the doctrine of the fall in light of contemporary science. The first three chapters of Genesis, along with the New Testament allusions to the edenic creation of humanity, need not inspire near the level of fear and trepidation that ministers have long associated with the public proclamation of human origins. We will examine a new resource in this discussion by James K. A. Smith, make a modification, and then test it in the context of the public proclamation of a popular historical Adam passage. We will find in this new resource a model for understanding the Fall that remains faithful to the creedal tradition of the Church, engages current scientific theories of human origins, and, with a few tweaks and further discussion, can help pastors preach better sermons

Alien Registration- Patriquin, Reuben L. (Farmington, Franklin County)

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