Does Human Rights Need God? - Couverture souple

Bucar, Elizabeth M.; Barnett, Barbra

 
9780802829054: Does Human Rights Need God?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0802829058 ISBN 13 : 9780802829054
Editeur : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005

Synopsis

Series: The Eerdmans Religion, Ethics, and Public Life Series (EREPLS) When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1945, French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain observed, "We agree on these rights, providing we are not asked why. With the 'why,' the dispute begins." The world since then has continued to agree to disagree, fearing that an open discussion of the divergent rationales for human rights would undermine the consensus of the Declaration. Is it possible, however, that current failures to protect human rights may stem from this tacit agreement to avoid addressing the underpinnings of human rights? 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. Contributors: Khaled Abou El Fadl Barbra Barnett Elizabeth M. Bucar Jean Bethke Elshtain Robert P. George Vigen Guroian Louis Henkin Courtney W. Howland David Novak Sari Nusseibeh Martin Palouš Robert A. Seiple Max L. Stackhouse Charles Villa-Vicencio Anthony C. Yu

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À propos des auteurs

Barbra Barnett is a doctoral candidate in ethics at theUniversity of Chicago Divinity School and has served asresearch associate for the Pew Forum on Religion and PublicLife.

Elizabeth M. Bucar is assistant professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has served as a research associate with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

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Éditeur
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802829058
ISBN 13 
9780802829054
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
405
Coordonnées du fabricant
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