Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199733449 ISBN 13: 9780199733446

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa, 2011

Synopsis

The relationship between religion and human rights is both complex and inextricable. While most of the world's religions have supported violence, repression, and prejudice, each has also played a crucial role in the modern struggle for universal human rights. Most importantly, religions provide the essential sources and scales of dignity and responsibility, shame and respect, restraint and regret, restitution and reconciliation that a human rights regime needs to survive and flourish in any culture.

With contributions by a score of leading experts, Religion and Human Rights provides authoritative and accessible assessments of the contributions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Indigenous religions to the development of the ideas and institutions of human rights. It also probes the major human rights issues that confront religious individuals and communities around the world today, and the main challenges that the world's religions will pose to the human rights regime in the future.

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About the Author

JW: Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Director, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University. MCG: Alonzo McDonald Family Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199733449
• ISBN 13: 9780199733446
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Witte John