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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Outros Autores: Witte, John 1959- (Editor) ; Green, M. Christian 1968- (Other)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
Serviço de pedido Subito: Pedir agora.
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado em: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2012
Em:Ano: 2012
Volumes / Artigos:Mostrar volumes / artigos.
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Religião / Direitos Humanos
Outras palavras-chave:B Human rights Religious aspects
B Coletânea de artigos
B Religion and politics
B Human Rights Religious aspects
B Religion And Politics
B Religions
Acesso em linha: Cover (Verlag)
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Klappentext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Recurso Electrónico
Descrição
Resumo:"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
Descrição do item:Includes index
ISBN:0199733449