John Jr. (Hrsg.) Witte

Religion and Human Rights

An Introduction

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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… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Green, M. Christian (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-19-991334-3
EAN: 9780199913343
Produktnummer: 13991718
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 17'453 KB

Über den Autor

John Witte, Jr., Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, is a world authority on legal history, marriage law, religious liberty, and human rights. He has published 25 books, 15 journal symposia, and 200 articles, and lectured throughout the world. His writings have appeared in ten languages, and he has won dozens of awards for teaching and research.M. Christian Green is a Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. She has taught at Emory, Harvard, and DePaul. Her specialties include law and religion, feminism and the family, human rights, comparative religious ethics, and religion and international affairs.