Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective : : Religious Perspectives.

• Author: Witte Jr., John.
• TeilnehmendeR: van der Vyver, Johan D.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1996.; ©1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (633 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Religious Dimensions of Human Rights -- Religious Rights: An Historical Perspective -- Human Rights and Biblical Legal Thought -- Religious Rights and Christian Texts -- Religious Activism for Human Rights: A Christian Case Study -- Human Rights in the Church -- Thinking About Women, Christianity, and Rights -- The Religious Rights of Children -- Religious Human Rights in Judaic Texts -- Forming Religious Communities and Respecting Dissenter's Rights: A Jewish Tradition for a Modem Society -- Jewish NGOs and Religious Human Rights: A Case Study -- Women in Judaism From the Perspective of Human Rights -- The Duty to Educate in Jewish Law: A Right with a Purpose -- Islamic Foundations of Religious Human Rights -- Rights of Women Within Islamic Communities -- The Treatment of Religious Dissidents Under Classical and Contemporary Islamic Law -- An Apologia for Religious Human Rights -- Religion and Human Rights: A Theological Apologetic -- Identity, Difference, and Belonging: Religious and Cultural Rights -- Bibliography of Books and Articles Cited -- Biographical Sketches of Contributors -- Index.