Does Human Rights Need God? (The Eerdmans Religion, Ethics, and Public Life Series (EREPLS)Series) - Softcover

Bucar, Elizabeth M.; Barnett, Barbra

9780802829054: Does Human Rights Need God? (The Eerdmans Religion, Ethics, and Public Life Series (EREPLS)Series)

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ISBN 10: 0802829058 ISBN 13: 9780802829054

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, 2005

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1945, French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain observed, "We agree on these rights, providing we are not asked why. With the 'why,' the dispute begins." The world since then has continued to agree to disagree, fearing that an open discussion of the divergent rationales for human rights would undermine the consensus of the Declaration. Is it possible, however, that current failures to protect human rights may stem from this tacit agreement to avoid addressing the underpinnings of human rights?

This consequential volume presents leading scholars, activists, and officials from four continents who dare to discuss the "why" behind human rights. Appraising the current situation from diverse religious perspectives -- Jewish, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Confucian, and secular humanist -- the contributors openly address the question whether God is a necessary part of human rights. Despite their widely varying commitments and approaches, the authors affirm that an investigation into the "why" of human rights need not devolve into irreconcilable conflict.

Contributors:"Khaled Abou El Fadl
Barbra Barnett
Elizabeth M. Bucar
Jean Bethke Elshtain
Robert P. George
Vigen Guroian
Louis Henkin
Courtney W. Howland
David Novak
Sari Nusseibeh
Martin Palouš
Robert A. Seiple
Max L. Stackhouse
Charles Villa-Vicencio
Anthony C. Yu"

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Barbra Barnett is a doctoral candidate in ethics at theUniversity of Chicago Divinity School and has served asresearch associate for the Pew Forum on Religion and PublicLife.

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"Does Human Rights Need God? examines a timely question from a dozen expert vantage points -- each provocative and reader-friendly, together comprising a profound whole. Full of moral insights and well-honed argumentation, this book is certain to compel the attention of policy makers and the public alike." Madeleine K. Albright "This sophisticated engagement with the religious dimension of the moral foundations and political justifications of human rights is more urgently needed now than ever. The models of insightful and creative reflection presented here are as useful for policy makers and practitioners as for scholars and students of the field. "Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

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PublisherWm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source
Publication date2005
ISBN 10 0802829058
ISBN 13 9780802829054
BindingPaperback
Number of pages405

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