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.