Does human rights need God?
"This consequential volume presents leading scholars, activists, and officials from four continents who dare to discuss the "why" behind human rights. Appraising the current situation from diverse religious perspectives - Jewish, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Confucian, and secular humanist - the contributors openly address the question whether God is a necessary part of human rights. Despite their widely varying commitments and approaches, the authors affirm that an investigation into the "why" of human rights need not devolve into irreconcilable conflict."--Jacket
eBook, English, ©2005
William B. Eerdmans Pub., Grand Rapids, Mich., ©2005
1 online resource (xiii, 391 pages)
9780802829054, 0802829058
988947282
Introduction : the "why" of human rights / Elizabeth M. Bucar and Barbra Barnett
Why human rights needs God : a Christian perspective / Max L. Stackhouse
Human rights and modern Western faith : an Orthodox Christian assessment / Vigen Guroian
God and human rights in a secular society : a Biblical-Talmudic perspective / David Novak
Islam and the challenge of democratic commitment / Khaled Abou El Fadl
Enduring change : Confucianism and the prospect of human rights / Anthony C. Yu
Natural law and human rights : a conversation / Robert P. George
Religion, religions, and human rights / Louis Henkin
The challenge of religious fundamentalism to the liberty and equality rights of women : an analysis under the United Nations charter / Courtney W. Howland
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict of rights : is God the only problem? / Sari Nusseibeh
God, the devil, and human rights : the South African perspective / Charles Villa-Vicencio
What kind of God does human rights require? / Martin Palouš
Religious freedom : a legacy to reclaim / Robert A. Seiple
Afterword / Jean Bethke Elshtain
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017