Historical perspectives
In Volume 1 of Christianity and Freedom, leading historians uncover the unappreciated role of Christianity in the development of basic human rights and freedoms from antiquity through today. These include radical notions of dignity and equality, religious freedom, liberty of conscience, limited gove...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2016
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| In: |
Christianity and freedom (Volume 1)
Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Christianity and freedom
Volume 1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Freedom
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Liberty ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Liberty Religious aspects Christianity |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In Volume 1 of Christianity and Freedom, leading historians uncover the unappreciated role of Christianity in the development of basic human rights and freedoms from antiquity through today. These include radical notions of dignity and equality, religious freedom, liberty of conscience, limited government, consent of the governed, economic liberty, autonomous civil society, and church-state separation, as well as more recent advances in democracy, human rights, and human development. Acknowledging that the record is mixed, scholars document how the seeds of freedom in Christianity antedate and ultimately undermine later Christian justifications and practices of persecution. Drawing from history, political science, and sociology, this volume will become a standard reference work for historians, political scientists, theologians, students, journalists, business leaders, opinion shapers, and policy makers. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 May 2016) |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 413 Seiten), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 1316408582 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316408582 |