02845nam a2200481Ia 4500 ocn703144702 OCoLC 20200709055319.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110221s2010 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780521194419 (hardback) 0521194415 (hardback) 9780521143745 (paperback) 0521143748 (paperback) 9780511933097 (electronic bk.) 0511933096 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)703144702 344694 (N$T) BT738.15 .C47525 2010eb REL 070000 bisacsh 261.7 22 N$TA Christianity and human rights [electronic resource] : an introduction / edited by John Witte, Jr. and Frank S. Alexander. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xii, 390 p.) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Human rights Religious aspects Christianity. Christianity Influence. Human rights History. RELIGION / Ethics bisacsh Electronic books. RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Witte, John, 1959- Alexander, Frank S., 1952- Print version: Christianity and human rights. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521194419 (DLC) 2010039006 (OCoLC)651077849 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344694 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50087 50087