Human rights and the impact of religion / edited by Johannes A. van der Ven, Hans-Georg Ziebertz.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ven, J. A. van der, 1940-
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Empirical Research in Religion and Human Rights 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

This volume is about the impact of religion (beliefs and practices) on attitudes towards human rights of the first, second and third generation. The first four papers about the impact of Lutheranism, Calvinism, Catholicism and Islam are historical and theoretical of character. The six other papers are based on empirical research in England and Wales, Germany, Turkey, India, Norway and on comparative empirical research in six North-West European countries. From both groups of articles it appears that ‘the’ impact of religion does not exist. In varying historical periods and contexts various religions, c.q. religious denominations, have various effects on attitudes towards human rights, id est positive effects (+), ambivalent effects (±), no effects (0), and negative effects (−). Contributors include: Francis-Vincent Anthony, Pal Ketil Botvar, Selim Eren, Leslie Francis, Üzejir Ok, Ruud Peters, Marion Reindl, Mandy Robbins, Rik Torfs, Johannes (Hans) van der Ven, John Witte Jr., Hans-Georg Ziebertz

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Johannes A. van der Ven and Hans-Georg Ziebertz -- Introduction / Johannes A. van der Ven and Hans-Georg Ziebertz -- Between Sanctity and Depravity: Human Dignity and Human Rights in Classical Lutheran Perspective / John Witte -- Rights, Resistance, and Revolution in the Western Tradition: Early Protestant Foundations / John Witte -- Human Rights in the History of the Roman Catholic Church / Rik Torfs -- (In)compatibility of Religion and Human Rights: The Case of Islam / Ruud Peters -- Religion, Personality and Human Rights: An Empirical Study among Adolescents in England and Wales Distinguishing between Religious Identity and Textual Authority among Christians and Muslims / Leslie J. Francis and Mandy Robbins -- Religion and Attitudes towards Euthanasia and Abortion An Empirical Study among Young Christians and Muslims in Germany / Hans-Georg Ziebertz and Marion Reindl -- Attitudes towards Human Rights and Religiosity: A Case of Turkish Adolescents / Üzeyir Ok and Selim Eren -- Towards a Legitimate Role of Religion in the Domain of Socioeconomic Rights: An Empirical Study among Adolescents in North West European countries / Johannes A. van der Ven -- Public Significance of Religion with regard to Socioeconomic Rights in the Multireligious Context of Tamil Nadu, India / Francis-Vincent Anthony -- Religion and Attitudes towards Socioeconomic Human Rights An Empirical Study of Young Adults in Norway / Pål Ketil Botvar -- List of Contributors / Johannes A. van der Ven and Hans-Georg Ziebertz -- Index / Johannes A. van der Ven and Hans-Georg Ziebertz.