Christianity and human rights: Christians and the struggle for global justice
Introduction: The political and theological evolution of Christianity and human rights / Frederick M. Shepherd -- Past sins, future promise : overviews of Christianity and human rights -- Deliver us from evil : genocide and the Christian world / James Waller -- The best of times, the worst of times...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. ; Boulder ; New York ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK
Lexington Books
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human rights
/ Christian ethics
B Religious freedom |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCC Social ethics SA Church law; state-church law XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Rights
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Conference program 2004 (Birmingham, Ala) |
| Summary: | Introduction: The political and theological evolution of Christianity and human rights / Frederick M. Shepherd -- Past sins, future promise : overviews of Christianity and human rights -- Deliver us from evil : genocide and the Christian world / James Waller -- The best of times, the worst of times : a Dickensian era of religious rights / John Witte -- Religious freedom and human rights -- Toward a more comprehensive religious freedom / Johannes van der Ven -- The enduring alliance of religious freedom and democratic rights / Joseph Loconte -- Religious freedom and international law / Rpbert Drinan -- Democracy and human dignity / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Theological and philosophical foundations for human rights -- Patrick Byrne, universal rights or personal relations / Patrick Byrne -- Human rights, the common good, and our supernatural destiny/ Dana Dillon -- Bozena Komarkova : toward an existential Christian philosophy of human rights / Joyce J. Michael -- Catholic social teaching, economic rights, and globalization / John Sniegocki -- Rights, capabilities, and human flourishing -- Case studies / Jonathan Warner -- The rights of the poor : Christian theology and human rights practices in Latin America's Andean Region / Thomas Bamat -- Christianity and human rights in Vietnam : the case of ethnic minorities (1975-2004) / James Lewis -- From human rights to human wrongs : the dramatic turn of the South African Pentecostal Movement on human rights issues / Nico Horn -- Conclusion: Concluding remarks on Christianity and human rights / Frederick M. Shepherd |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0739124722 |