Religion and human rights
Subtitle: an introduction
By: edited by John Witte, Jr. and M. Christian Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780199733446; 9780199733453
Subjects: Human rights; Religions; Religion and politics; Religious aspects
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.