Life in all its fullness
Subtitle: the word of God & human rights
By: [study guide prepared by the Reverend Robert F. Smylie]
Contributors: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. International Justice and Human Rights Office
Publisher: Produced for International Justice and Human Rights Office, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. by the American Bible Society
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
Subjects: Human rights; Christianity
Other titles: Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Description: Verses from the Today's English Version of the Good News Bible arranged into twelve categories relating to human rights. Includes a study guide and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights document.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: God has created us all free and equal --; title: God has endowed us all with reason and conscience --; title: Life, liberty, and security of person are God-given rights --; title: God's word reveals the centrality of home and family --; title: Scripture envisions the rights of all to be part of a nation, yet have freedom of movement --; title: God warns against enslavement, inhumanity, and oppression --; title: Legal protection and asylum are part of the Bible's view of justice --; title: God's word is the basis for the rights of freedom of opinion, conscience, and religion --; title: Participation and representation in government is affirmed by scriptural models --; title: God's word sets standards for work, wages, and recreative rest --; title: The availability of education is vital for developing God's gifts --; title: God's word challenges to cherish and protect one another's rights and freedoms.