Name: Christianity and Human Rights
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521143745
Price: 365.56 HKD
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Author: Jr. John Witte; Frank S. Alexander
ISBN: 9780521143745

Christianity and Human Rights

Edited by Jr. John Witte · Frank S. Alexander

Cambridge University Press December 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780521143745
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Combining Jewish, Greek, and Roman teachings with the radical new teachings of Christ and St. Paul, Christianity helped to cultivate the cardinal ideas of dignity, equality, liberty and democracy that ground the modern human rights paradigm.

Christianity also helped shape the law of public, private, penal, and procedural rights that anchor modern legal systems in the West and beyond. This collection of essays explores these Christian contributions to human rights through the perspectives of jurisprudence, theology, philosophy and history, and Christian contributions to the special rights claims of women, children, nature and the environment.

The authors also address the church's own problems and failings with maintaining human rights ideals. With contributions from leading scholars, including a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, this book provides an authoritative treatment of how Christianity shaped human rights in the past, and how Christianity and human rights continue to challenge each other in modern times.