Justification for human rights and the implications for HIV prevention
This article argues that discerning Christian ethical responses should include human rights analysis. The first part uses the theological ethics of Karl Barth to argue that the idea of human rights may have a distinctly Christian starting point and expression. The second part seeks to demonstrate th...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton Theology Seminary
2009
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Theology today
Year: 2009, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-59 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Barth, Karl 1886-1968, Die kirchliche Dogmatik
/ Bible. Jesaja 11,1-5
/ Human rights
B AIDS / Prevention |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KDD Protestant Church NCC Social ethics NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Barth, Karl (1886-1968)
B Human rights B Bible. Jesaja 11,1-5 |
| Summary: | This article argues that discerning Christian ethical responses should include human rights analysis. The first part uses the theological ethics of Karl Barth to argue that the idea of human rights may have a distinctly Christian starting point and expression. The second part seeks to demonstrate the importance of human rights analysis for Christian ethical discernment. Specifically, it examines this ethical dilemma: Should Christian faith-based organizations promote condoms as a means of HIV prevention? |
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| ISSN: | 0040-5736 |
| Contains: | In: Theology today
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