William Brackney

Human Rights and the World's Major Religions

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9781440828119
• ISBN-10: 1440828113
• Artikelnr.: 36204510

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Introduction Chronology PART I: THE JEWISH TRADITION ONE:
"Judaism" and Human Rights in the Greco-Roman World TWO: Human Rights in
the Medieval Halachah THREE: Human Rights in Practice: The Liberal Jewish
Tradition in North America PART II: THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION FOUR: Christian
Theological Foundations of Human Rights FIVE: Religious Liberty: The
Cornerstone of Human Rights SIX: Christian Responses to the United Nations
Declarations PART III: THE ISLAMIC TRADITION SEVEN: The Worldview of Islam
EIGHT: Decline, Colonial Domination, and the Quest for Revival and
Reconstruction NINE: Islam, Democracy, and Human Rights PART IV: THE HINDU
TRADITION TEN: Are There Human Rights in Hinduism? ELEVEN: Dharma (Duty)
and Human Rights TWELVE: Individual and Collective Rights THIRTEEN:
Untouchables and Human Rights PART V: THE BUDDHIST TRADITION FOURTEEN: Are
There Human Rights in Buddhism? FIFTEEN: Human Rights as Skillful Means
SIXTEEN: State, Society, and the Buddhist Order SEVENTEEN: Buddhism and
Caste Notes Sources Relating to Religious Traditions and Human Rights Human
Rights Bibliography Index