Title: Judaism and human rights /
Authors: Konvitz, Milton Ridvas, 1908-; Konvitz, Milton R. 1908-2003.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Human rights Religious aspects Judaism; Civil rights (Jewish law); Judaism and state.; Judaism and state Israel.
Contents: pt. I. Born free and equal. Man's dignity in God's world / Milton R. Konvitz ; Judaism and equality / Emanuel Rackman ; A common humanity under one God / William A. Irwin ; Many are called and amany are chosen / Milton R. Konvitz -- pt. II. The rule of law. The Bible and the rule of law / Lord Acton ; Kingship under the judgment of God / Henri Frankfort ; The rule of a higher law / William A. Irwin -- pt. III. The democratic ideal. Judaism and the democratic ideal / Milton R. Konvitz ; Foundations of democracy in the scriptures and Talmud / Louis R. Finkelstein ; Democratic aspirations in Talmudic Judaism / Ben Zion Bokser -- pt. IV. Freedom of conscience. Conscience and civil disobedience / Milton R. Konvitz ; Freedom of religion -- Absolute and inalienable / Moses Mendelssohn ; The right of dissent and intellectual liberty / Robert Gordis -- pt. V. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The good life / Milton R. Konvitz ; The right of privacy / Norman Lamm ; There shall be no poor / Richard G. Hirsch -- pt. VI . The earth is the lord's. Man as temporary tenant / Samuel Belkin ; Do not destroy! / Samson Raphael Hirsch ; Ecology and the Jewish tradition / Eric G. Freudenstein -- pt. VII. Pursuit of peace. The vision of Micah / Robert Gordis -- pt. VIII. Human rights in an Israeli Context. Religious Freedom and Religious Coercion in the State of Israel / Haim H. Cohn ; In God's image: the religious imperative of equality under law / Geo. P. Fletcher ; The values of a Jewish and democratic state: the task of reaching a synthesis / Menachem Elon.