Christianity and human rights: influences and issues
This book addresses the relationship of Christianity and human rights--a relationship fraught with ambiguity. While human rights discourse arose in a Christian culture, it has sometimes stood in opposition to organized Christianity. Christianity has been a champion of human rights; on other occasion...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Albany
State University of New York Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues (2009) (Davis, James Calvin)
Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues (review) (2008) (May, John d'Arcy, 1942 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Human rights
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Human Rights Religious aspects Christianity |
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Cover (Verlag) Table of contents only |
| Summary: | This book addresses the relationship of Christianity and human rights--a relationship fraught with ambiguity. While human rights discourse arose in a Christian culture, it has sometimes stood in opposition to organized Christianity. Christianity has been a champion of human rights; on other occasions it has been a major violator of them. Contributors to this book explore both positive and negative views of human rights arising from Christian traditions. Among the issues discussed are the sources of ideas on human rights, Christian influences on international human rights covenants and conventions, Christian theology and human rights, the right to change religions, Roman Catholic perspectives, and Christian peace activism and human rights. Christian discourse is juxtaposed with the proposed Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions, which is included. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0791469514 |