Does God believe in human rights? : essays on religion and human rights / / edited by Nazila Ghanea, Alan Stephens, Raphael Walden.

• Superior document: Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights, v. 5
• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Ghanea-Hercock, Nazila.; Stephens, Alan, 1927-; Walden, Raphael.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights ; v. 5.
• Physical Description: xxi, 272 p.

Table of Contents

The complimentarity between secular and religious perspectives of human rights / Richard Harries -- Religious truths and human coexistence / Roger Ruston -- Religion in a democratic society : safeguarding freedom, acknowledging identity, valuing partnership / Michael Ipgrave -- Conflicting values or misplaced interpretations? : examining the inevitability of a clash bewteen 'religions' and 'human rights' / Javaid Rehman -- Religion and human rights with special reference to Judaism / Norman Solomon -- Religion and human rights: redressing the balance / Avrom Sherr -- Human rights and its destruction of right and wrong / Melanie Phillips -- A more constructive encounter : a Baha'i view of religion and human rights / John Barnabas Leith -- 'Human rights,' 'religion' and the 'secular' : variant configurations of religion(s), state(s) and society(ies) / Paul Weller -- Freedom of religion and belief in the light of recent challenges : needs, clashes and solutions / Dennis de Jong -- Triumphalism and respect for diversity / Conor Gearty -- 'Phobias' and 'isms' : recognition of difference or the slippery slope of particularisms? / Nazila Ghanea -- Inciting religious hatred: balancing free speech and religious sensibilities in a multi-faith society / Peter Cumper -- Theoretical and institutional framework : the soft spot where human rights end and God begins / Frederik Harhoff.