Religion and Rights : the Oxford Amnesty Lectures.

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Rights were once thought to derive from the God-given nature of man. But today human rights and religion are sometimes in conflict. The universal claims made for rights can put them at odds with the revealed truths from which religions derive their authority. Many people's sense of human worth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Wes
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Colección:Oxford Amnesty Lectures MUP.
Temas:
Human rights > Religious aspects.
Religious tolerance.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Aspect religieux.
Tolérance religieuse.
Human rights > Religious aspects
Religious tolerance
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Rights were once thought to derive from the God-given nature of man. But today human rights and religion are sometimes in conflict. The universal claims made for rights can put them at odds with the revealed truths from which religions derive their authority. Many people's sense of human worth and dignity nevertheless depends on recognising the divine in each of us. Where rights and revelation diverge, how can the differences be negotiated? How should we measure individual claims to freedom against the demands of religious traditions? In this volume, eminent theologians and anthropologists set.
Notas:7.5 Out with 'religion': a novel framing of the religion debate, Emma CohenIndex.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (174 pages)
ISBN:9780719095214
0719095212

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