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245 0 0 _aChristianity and human rights
_h[electronic resource] :
_ban introduction /
_cedited by John Witte, Jr. and Frank S. Alexander.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 390 p.)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aChristianity
_xInfluence.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_xHistory.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Ethics
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Christianity / General
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700 1 _aWitte, John,
_d1959-
700 1 _aAlexander, Frank S.,
_d1952-
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tChristianity and human rights.
_dCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010
_z9780521194419
_w(DLC) 2010039006
_w(OCoLC)651077849
856 4 0 _3NetLibrary
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