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Judaism and human rights /

"Areligion or a culture like Judaism, at least three thousand years old, cannot be expected to be all of one piece, homogeneous, self-contained, consistent, a neatly constructed system of ideas. If Judaism were that, it would have died centuries ago and would be a subject of interest only to th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Konvitz, Milton R. (Milton Ridvas), 1908-2003 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Edición:Second expanded edition /
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Born Free and Equal / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Man's Dignity in God's World / Konvitz Milton R.
  • Judaism and Equality / Emanuel Rackman
  • A Common Humanity under One God / William A. Irwin
  • Many Are Called and Many Are Chosen / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Part II. The Rule of Law / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • The Bible and the Rule of Law / Lord Acton
  • Kingship under the Judgment of God / Henri Frankfort
  • The Rule of a Higher Law / William A. Irwin
  • Part III. The Democratic Ideal / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Judaism and thte Democratic Ideal / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Foundations of Democracy in the Scriptures and Talmud / Louis Finkelstein
  • Democratic Aspirations in Talmudic Judaism / Ben Zion Bokser
  • Part IV. Freedom of Conscience / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Conscience and Civil Disobedience in the Jewish Tradition / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Freedom of Religion-Absolute and Inalienable / Moses Mendelssohn
  • The Right of Dissent and Intellectual Liberty / Robert Gordis
  • Part V. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness / Milton R. Konvitz
  • chapter Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • chapter The Good Life
  • chapter The Right of Privacy / Norman Lamm
  • There Shall Be No Poor / Richard G. Hirsch
  • Part VI. The Earth Is the Lord's / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Man as Temporary Tenant / Samuel Belkin
  • Do Not Destroy! / Samson Raphael Hirsch
  • Ecology and the Jewish Tradition / Eric G. Freudenstein
  • gPart VII. Pursuit of Peace / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Editor's Note / Milton R. Konvitz
  • The Vision of Micah / Robert Gordis
  • Part VIII. Human Rights in an Israeli Context / Milton R. Konvitz
  • Religious Freedom and Religious Coercion in the State of Israel / Haim H. Cohn
  • In God's Image: The Religious Imperative of Equality Under Law / George P. Fletcher
  • The Values of a Jewish and Democratic State: The Task of Reaching a Synthesis / Menachem Elon.