The ubuntu-theology of Desmond Tutu: a theological interplay between religious pluralism and the universal validity of human rights
The author emphasises that the development of human rights has not been achieved by one or more concrete religions but by a universal religion of humanity; this is illustrated with a South-African example, Desmond Tutu. Human Rights are not the result of a religion, or of Christian faith, but the fu...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Practicing Ubuntu
Year: 2017, Pages: 88-96 |
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| Summary: | The author emphasises that the development of human rights has not been achieved by one or more concrete religions but by a universal religion of humanity; this is illustrated with a South-African example, Desmond Tutu. Human Rights are not the result of a religion, or of Christian faith, but the fundamental basis of religion; it is a religious consciousness that was given initially to human beings. The emergence of human rights shows that people from all cultures all over the world can agree to humanistic beliefs like an inherent dignity to which every human being is entitled. This contribution attempts the mediation of the universality of human rights with the particularity of religious traditions. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 96 |
| ISBN: | 3643908482 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practicing Ubuntu
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-36664 HDL: 10900/95281 |