Religion and human rights : an introduction / edited by John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green.
Witte, John, Jr., 1959-; Green, M. Christian (Martha Christian), 1968-
2012
BL65.H78 R43 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Religion and human rights : an introduction / edited by John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green.
Cover Title
Religion & human rights
ISBN
9780199733446 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199733449 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780199733453 (alk. paper)
0199733457 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
BL65.H78 R43 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
201/.723
Summary
"The relationship between religion and human rights is both complex and inextricable. While most of the world's religions have supported violence, repression, and prejudice, each has also played a crucial role in the modern struggle for universal human rights. Most importantly, religions provide the essential sources and scales of dignity and responsibility, shame and respect, restraint and regret, restitution and reconciliation that a human rights regime needs to survive and flourish in any culture. With contributions by a score of leading experts, Religion and Human Rights provides authoritative and accessible assessments of the contributions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Indigenous religions to the development of the ideas and institutions of human rights. It also probes the major human rights issues that confront religious individuals and communities around the world today, and the main challenges that the world's religions will pose to the human rights regime in the future"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Witte, John, Jr., 1959-
Green, M. Christian (Martha Christian), 1968-
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Foreword / Martin E. Marty
Introduction / John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green
A Jewish theory of human rights / David Novak
Christianity and human rights / Nicholas P. Wolterstorff
Islam and human rights / Abdullahi Ahmed An-NaŹ¼im
Hinduism and human rights / Werner Menski
Confucianism and human rights / Joseph C.W. Chan
Buddhism and human rights / Sallie B. King
Indigenous religion and human rights / Ronald Niezen
Religion, human rights, and public reason: the role and limits of secular rationale / David Little
The phases and functions of freedom of conscience / Steven D. Smith
Religion and freedom of choice / Paul M. Taylor
Religion and freedom of expression / Carolyn Evans
Religion, equality, and non-discrimination / Nazila Ghanea
Religion and freedom of association / Natan Lerner
The right to self-determination of religious communities / Johan D. van der Vyver
Permissible limitations on the freedom of religion or belief / T. Jeremy Gunn
The right to religious and moral freedom / Michael J. Perry
Keeping faith: reconciling women's human rights and religion / Madhavi Sunder
Religion and children's rights / Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
Religion and economic, social, and cultural rights / Ingvill Thorson Plesner
Religion and environmental rights / Willis Jenkins
Religion, violence, and the right to peace / R. Scott Appleby
Patterns of religion state relations / W. Cole Durham, Jr.

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