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1 online resource (xx, 642 pages) |
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International studies in religion and society, 1573-4293 ; v. 2 |
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International studies in religion and society ; 2.
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| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; PART ONE. HUMAN RIGHTS; Introduction to Part One; Chapter One: The Social Constitution of Human Beings and Human Rights; 1.1. Retribution and Reciprocity; 1.2. Mutual Recognition and Perspective Exchange; 1.3. Mutual Recognition, Law and Human Rights; Chapter Two: Society, Law and Human Rights; 2.1. The Choice of a Theory of Society; 2.2. System and Life World; 2.3. Politics, Law and Human Rights; 2.4. Deliberative Democracy and Human Rights; Chapter Three: Human Rights Culture and Human Rights Attitudes; 3.1. Human Rights Culture; 3.2. Human Rights Attitudes |
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3.3. Social Location of Human Rights AttitudesPART TWO. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGION: A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP; Introduction to Part Two; Chapter Four: Context of Origin; 4.1. Religious Particularism and Universalism: Genesis, Isaiah and Romans; 4.2. Moral Particularism and Universalism: Law Books and the Synoptics; Chapter Five: Context of Codification; 5.1. Hegemony and Natural Law; 5.2. Resistance, Democracy and Natural Law; Chapter Six: Context of Legitimation; 6.1. Human Dignity; 6.2. The Human Being as the Image of God; 6.3. Human Dignity and the Image of God |
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PART THREE. EFFECTS OF RELIGION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: A SOUTH AFRICAN CASEIntroduction to Part Three; Chapter Seven: Effects of Religious Attitudes on Human Rights Attitudes; 7.1. Religious Attitudes; 7.2. The Effects of Religious Attitudes on Human Rights Attitudes; 7.3. Research Population; 7.4. Research Questions; Chapter Eight: Human Rights in the Name of God; 8.1. Images of God; 8.2. Does God Make a Difference in the Area of Human Rights?; Chapter Nine: Evil of Violence as a Trigger for Human Rights; 9.1. Evil of Violence |
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9.2. Evil of Violence as a Contrast Experience Leading to Human Rights?Chapter Ten: Imitation of Jesus in the Perspective of Human Rights; 10.1. Faces of Jesus; 10.2. Disciples of Jesus as Propagators of Human Rights?; Chapter Eleven: Salvation as a Motive for Human Rights; 11.1. Salvation; 11.2. Salvation Leading to Human Rights?; Chapter Twelve: Christian Communities for Human Rights; 12.1. Christian Communities; 12.2. Christian Communities as Mediators of Human Rights?; Chapter Thirteen: Interreligious Interaction as a Contribution to Human Rights; 13.1. Interaction with Other Religions |
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13.2. Interreligious Interaction Leading to Human Rights?Chapter Fourteen: Conclusion: A God of Human Rights? Which God of Which Religious Attitudes and Whose Human Rights?; 14.1. Effects of Religious Attitudes on Human Rights Attitudes; 14.2. Differences between Multicultural and Monocultural School Students; 14.3. Effects of Population Characteristics on Human Rights Attitudes; Appendix; About the authors; Literature; Index of subjects; Index of names |
| Summary |
This volume deals with the place and function of human rights in democracies in modern society and the complex relationship between human rights and religion, both historically and empirically |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-625) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Human rights -- Religious aspects.
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Human rights -- South Africa
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
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Human rights
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Human rights -- Religious aspects
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Menschenrecht
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Religion
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Mensenrechten.
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Religieuze aspecten.
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South Africa
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Südafrika
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Südafrika (Staat)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dreyer, J. S
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Pieterse, H. J. C
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| ISBN |
9781429452625 |
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1429452625 |
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9789004142091 |
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9004142096 |
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