Van der Ven, Johannes A.

Tensions within and between Religions and Human Rights [electronic resource]. - Leiden : BRILL, 2012. - 1 online resource (261 p.)

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Tensions within and between Religions and Human Rights; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Universality of Human Rights and the Need for Parsimony; Freedom of Religion and Criminal Law: A Legal Appraisal; On the Foundations of Human rights; Religious Liberty in Political Perspective; The Impact of Religion on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech Among Young Swedes; Human Rights among Muslims and Christians in Palestine and Germany; Women Rights and Religion among Christian and Islamic Students in Tanzania; Religious Socialisation and Values as Predictors of Human Rights Attitudes.

This volume contains four theoretical and four empirical articles that aim at conceptual clarification and descriptive and causal exploration on data from 14 countries about historical and current tensions within and between religions, Christiantity and Islam, and human rights in various contexts.

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Human rights--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Christianity and other religions--Islam--Congresses.
Islam--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.
Freedom of religion--Congresses.
Christianity and other religions--Islam--Congresses.
Freedom of religion--Congresses.
Human rights--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Islam--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.
Religion.
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State


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