Human Rights and the World's Religions

Name: Human Rights and the World's Religions
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ISBN: 9780268011079

ISBN-10: 0268011079

ISBN-13: 9780268011079

Edition: 1988 (Reprint)

Authors: Leroy S. Rouner

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Description:

This collection of essays reviews the approach to human rights of Judaism, Christianity, Marxism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date: 11/30/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Contributors


Introduction




Judaism, Christianity, and Marxism



The Image of the Human and the Rights of the Individual in Jewish Tradition




Christian Concepts of the Responsible Self




Political Rights Versus Social Rights




Islam



Fundamentalism and Civil Rights in Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics




The Rights of Women in Contemporary Islam




The Dilemmas of Islamic Identity




Hinduism and Buddhism



Duties and Rights in Hindu Society




Personal Rights and Contemporary Buddhism




Social and Cultural Rights in Buddhism




Confucianism



Why Take Rights Seriously? A Confucian Critique




Neo-Confucianism and Human Rights




Rites as Rights: The Confucian Alternative



Author Index


Subject Index