Judaism and Human Rights.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Other Authors: | , |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Somerset :
Taylor and Francis,
2001.
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction to the Transaction Edition; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; PART I. Born Free and Equal; Editor's Note; Manâ#x80;#x99;s Dignity in Godâ#x80;#x99;s World; Judaism and Equality; A Common Humanity under One God; Many Are Called and Many Are Chosen; PART II. The Rule of Law; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; The Bible and the Rule of Law; Kingship under the Judgment of God; The Rule of a Higher Law; PART III. The Democratic Ideal; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; Judaism and the Democratic Ideal; Foundations of Democracy in the Scriptures and Talmud.
- Democratic Aspirations in Talmudic JudaismPART IV. Freedom of Conscience; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; Conscience and Civil Disobedience in the Jewish Tradition; Freedom of Religion-Absolute and Inalienable; The Right of Dissent and Intellectual Liberty; PART V. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; The Good Life; The Right of Privacy; There Shall Be No Poor; PART VI. The Earth Is the Lordâ#x80;#x99;s; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Note; Man as Temporary Tenant; Do Not Destroy!; Ecology and the Jewish Tradition; PART VII. Pursuit of Peace; Editor's Note; The Vision of Micah.
- PART VIII. Human Rights in an Israeli ContextReligious Freedom and Religious Coercion in the State of Israel; In Godâ#x80;#x99;s Image: The Religious Imperative of Equality Under Law; The Values of a Jewish and Democratic State: The Task of Reaching a Synthesis; Contributors; Index.