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Religion and Human Rights

Religion and Human Rights

An Introduction

by M. Christian Green and John Witte
Hardback
Publication Date: 08/12/2011

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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 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.
ISBN:
9780199733453
9780199733453
Category:
Religion & politics
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
08-12-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
416
Dimensions (mm):
237x163x32mm
Weight:
0.66kg

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