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Authors: Frederick Shepherd
ISBN-13: 9780739124727, ISBN-10: 0739124722
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: July 2009
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Frederick Shepherd

Book Synopsis

Human Rights and Christianity: Christians and the Struggle for Global Justice focuses on Christianity's role in the global struggle for human rights. It includes essays by prominent figures in fields such as law, philosophy, psychology and theology, and synthesizes current thinking on global efforts for justice.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction: The Political and Theological Evolution of Christianity and Human Rights Frederick M. Shepherd ix

Part I Past Sins, Future Promise: Overviews of Christianity and Human Rights

1 Deliver Us from Evil: Genocide and the Christian World James E. Waller 3

2 A Dickensian Era of Religious Rights John Witte 21

Part II Religious Freedom and Human Rights

3 Religious Freedom: A Challenge for the Church Johannes A. van der Ven 47

4 The Enduring Alliance of Religious Freedom and Democracy Joseph Loconte 65

5 Religious Freedom and International Law Robert F. Drinan 77

6 Democracy and Human Dignity Jean Bethke Elshtain 87

Part III Theological and Philosophical Foundations for Human Rights

7 Universal Rights or Personal Relations? Patrick H. Byrne 99

8 Human Rights, the Common Good, and Our Supernatural Destiny Dana L. Dillon 119

9 Bo&zcheck;ena Komárková: Toward an Existential Christian Philosophy of Human Rights Joyce J. Michael 133

10 Catholic Social Teaching, Economic Rights, and Globalization John Sniegocki 149

11 Rights, Capabilities, and Human Flourishing Jonathan Warner 163

Part IV Case Studies

12 The Rights of the Poor: Christian Theology and Human Rights Practices in Latin America's Andean Region Thomas Bamat 179

13 Christianity and Human Rights in Vietnam: The Case of the Ethnic Minorities, 1975-2007 James F. Lewis 195

14 From Human Rights to Human Wrongs: The Dramatic Turn-About of the South African Pentecostal Movement Nico Horn 213

Concluding Remarks on Christianity and Human Rights Frederick M. Shepherd 229

Bibliography 243

Index 257

About the Editor and Contributors265

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