354 research outputs found
Tillich’s Method of Correlation:Wessel Stoker in discussion with Dirk-Martin Grube
No full textThe first round of the discussion is on Paul Tillich’s famous method of correlation. This method implies that the theological answers are connected with the philosophically-existentialist questions humans ask (rather than being unconnected as in Barthianism). Wessel Stoker worries that this method may privilege Christianity and a particular concept of God over other (quasi-)religions and other concepts in unwarranted ways. Dirk-Martin Grube considers those worries unfounded, given the function Tillich ascribes to this method. In the second round, Stoker insists that the method of correlation is ontologically more heavily loaded than Grube suggests and connects this method with the (religious) a priori. In his response, Grube suggests that Tillich’s a priori has different functions than Stoker assumes
What is Local Government for? Refocusing local governance to meet the challenges of the 21st Century
No full textSince the North East voted ‘No’ to an elected regional assembly, devolution in England has gone back to the drawing board.New Localism has not gone away. Yet for people in England to be convinced of the value of power being devolved to their communities, they need a local governance system that delivers something other than the ‘same again’ style politics that often passes them by. They need to feel confident that the local institutions they elect really do control what truly matters locally – transport and mobility, employability, crime and safety, management of the environment, healthy lifestyles, and community cohesion.What is local government for? offers a model of local governance in England that meets the challenges of the 21st Century. The author, local government expert Professor Gerry Stoker does so by reconsidering the purposes, functions and powers of local government, complete with new structures of governance at the strategic and neighbourhood levels. In doing so, he provides a way forward to a more accountable and engaging system of local politic
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