RT Review
T1 [Rezension von: Witte, John, 1959-, The Blessings of Liberty : Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the Western Legal Tradition]
JF Journal of law and religion
VO 38
IS 1
SP 141
OP 157
A1 Little, David
A2 Witte, John 1959-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839280646
AB This review essay registers sincere appreciation for John Witte’s singular contribution to defending the importance of the history and interpretation of rights in the Western tradition, especially as related to Christian thought and practice. It also proposes to amend and refine his approach by highlighting the difference between natural and religious justifications of rights, and by suggesting reasons for favoring the former.
K1 history of rights in Western Christianity
K1 natural and positive rights
K1 natural and supernatural justifications of rights
K1 subjective rights
K1 Rezension
DO 10.1017/jlr.2022.53