Religion and human rights: an introduction

"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 p...

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Otros Autores: Witte, John 1959- (Editor ) ; Green, M. Christian 1968- (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2012
En:Año: 2012
Volúmenes / Artículos:Mostrar volumes / artículos.
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Religión / Derechos Humanos
Otras palabras clave:B Human rights Religious aspects
B Religion and politics
B Human Rights Religious aspects
B Colección de artículos
B Religion And Politics
B Religions
Acceso en línea: Cover (Verlag)
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Parallel Edition:Electrónico
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Sumario:"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"--Provided by publisher
Notas:Includes index
ISBN:0199733449