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Faith and Human Rights

Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity

  • Paperback
  • 144 pages
  • Publisher: 1517 Media
  • 10.8 x 17.8 x 0.9 cm

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The UN's 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights stands as a highpoint of twentieth-century moral deliberation, yet sixty years later human rights are widely denied, evaded, or ignored around the world. Where are religious persons in this situation? Here a philosopher and a theologian address the issues with authority, clarity, and genuine passion in a way that does not spare religion or even religious people, who have been among the most egregious violators of human rights in the world. Faith and Human Rights argues that the idea of human rights is not exclusively religious, but that its realization in practice requires urgent action on the part of people of all faiths ??? and of no faith. The authors contend that while faith has much of value to contribute here, the world's religions will require vigilant reappraisal if they are to function as genuine partners in the global struggle for human dignity. Acknowledging the ambiguous moral legacy of their own tradition, Christianity, the authors draw on Christological themes to draft blueprints for a culturally sensitive "theology of human rights."
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  • Author

    Richard Amesbury

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    1517 Media

  • Published

    January 2008

  • Weight

    178g

  • Page Count

    144

  • Dimensions

    10.8 x 17.8 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800621322

  • ISBN-10

    0800621328

  • Eden Code

    1194328

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