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Human Rights and the World's Major Religions

Autor Professor William H. Brackney Cuvânt înainte de A. Roy Medley
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2013 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Based on the celebrated five-volume set published in 2005, this updated one-volume edition offers readers a concise yet complete understanding of the interplay between the major religions and human rights.In a world where religious beliefs have become inseparable from the events of the day, ranging from the ongoing strife in the Middle East to cases of sexual abuse by clergy and controversy over circumcision laws in Europe, this is an invaluable work. It offers readers a comprehensive examination of the way the world's five major faiths-Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism-view and have viewed human rights from ancient times to the present. An overview of each tradition is provided, followed by chapters that show how human rights have been shaped and understood in the tradition from the earliest textual evidence to the contemporary era.Considering the differences among religious traditions globally, the book shows how each faith advanced the cause of human rights in unique ways. Contributors track the development of ideas, opinions, and issues, documenting both the advancement and violation of human rights in the name of religion. Demonstrating that human rights discourse cannot be divorced from religious history and experience, the book covers such issues as the right to life, the rights of women, punishment for crimes, war and peace, slavery, and violence.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440828119
ISBN-10: 1440828113
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Ediția:Revised, Update
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

William H. Brackney, PhD, is Millard R. Cherry Distinguished Professor of Christian Thought and Ethics at Acadia Divinity College and the faculty of theology at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. His published works include more than 30 titles, among them, Human Rights and the World's Major Religions, Studying Christianity, and most recently, Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity.

Cuprins

ForewordIntroductionChronologyPART I: THE JEWISH TRADITIONONE: "Judaism" and Human Rights in the Greco-Roman WorldTWO: Human Rights in the Medieval HalachahTHREE: Human Rights in Practice: The Liberal Jewish Tradition in North AmericaPART II: THE CHRISTIAN TRADITIONFOUR: Christian Theological Foundations of Human RightsFIVE: Religious Liberty: The Cornerstone of Human RightsSIX: Christian Responses to the United Nations DeclarationsPART III: THE ISLAMIC TRADITIONSEVEN: The Worldview of IslamEIGHT: Decline, Colonial Domination, and the Quest for Revival and ReconstructionNINE: Islam, Democracy, and Human RightsPART IV: THE HINDU TRADITIONTEN: Are There Human Rights in Hinduism?ELEVEN: Dharma (Duty) and Human RightsTWELVE: Individual and Collective RightsTHIRTEEN: Untouchables and Human RightsPART V: THE BUDDHIST TRADITIONFOURTEEN: Are There Human Rights in Buddhism?FIFTEEN: Human Rights as Skillful MeansSIXTEEN: State, Society, and the Buddhist OrderSEVENTEEN: Buddhism and CasteNotesSources Relating to Religious Traditions and Human RightsHuman Rights BibliographyIndex

Recenzii

[W]ell written and addressing the most essential questions about the intersection of human rights and religion, it is a good introduction to the world's major religions. . . . Recommended.