Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and IssuesFrances S. Adeney , Arvind Sharma SUNY Press - 240 pagini This book addresses the relationship of Christianity and human rights—a relationship fraught with ambiguity. While human rights discourse arose in a Christian culture, it has sometimes stood in opposition to organized Christianity. Christianity has been a champion of human rights; on other occasions it has been a major violator of them. Contributors to this book explore both positive and negative views of human rights arising from Christian traditions. Among the issues discussed are the sources of ideas on human rights, Christian influences on international human rights covenants and conventions, Christian theology and human rights, the right to change religions, Roman Catholic perspectives, and Christian peace activism and human rights. Christian discourse is juxtaposed with the proposed Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions, which is included. |
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Dialogue with Contributors | 1 |
Christian Perspectives | 19 |
A Christian Perspective | 41 |
An Interrogative Comparison | 55 |
A Personal Testament | 77 |
6 Interreligious Dialogue and Human Rights | 99 |
7 The End of Man Human Rights Christian Theology and the Rights of Human Persons | 117 |
8 Persons Politics and a Catholic Understanding of Human Rights | 139 |
A Supported Right? | 167 |
Testament of a Christian Peace Activist | 183 |
12 Christian Views in Dialogue with the UDHRWR | 197 |
APPENDIX 1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the Worlds Religions | 205 |
APPENDIX 2 Christian Theological Sourcesfor Human Rights in Relation to the UDHR and the UDHRWR | 213 |
Contributors | 217 |
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9 Human Rights and Asian Values | 151 |
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