| Description |
xvii, 291 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Currents of encounter ; v. 8 |
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Currents of encounter ; vol. 8
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| Contents |
1. Human Rights from the Perspective of a Narrow Conception of Religious Morality / Johannes S. Reinders -- 2. Religious Ways of Life and Human Rights / Hendrik M. Vroom -- 3. International Order and Human Rights: A Matter of Good Governance / P. J. I. M. De Waart -- 4. Human Rights, Entitlement Systems and the Problem of Cultural Receptivity / Bas De Gaay Fortman -- 5. Cultural Relativism and Universal Human Rights? / Andre F. Droogers -- 6. Raja Rammohun Roy's Thought and its Relevance for Human Rights / Victor A. Van Bijlert -- 7. Fundamentalist Hindu Values and Human Rights: Two Worlds Apart? / Corstiaan J. G. Van Der Burg -- 8. Combatting the Enemy: The Use of Scripture in Gandhi and Godse / Rein Fernhout -- 9. Human Rights in Buddhist Perspective / Padmasiri de Silva -- 10. A Buddhist View of Human Rights / Masao Abe -- 11. Shinkoku (Divine Country) and the Violation of Human Rights / Jacques H. Kamstra |
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12. Restricted Freedom in Europe: The Case of Religious Sects / Reender Kranenborg -- 13. The Pursuit of Full Humanity: An Asian Christian View of Human Rights / Arnulf Camps -- 14. Calvinist Thought and Human Rights / Aad Van Egmond -- 15. The Christian Ecumenical Reception of Human Rights / Jerald D. Gort -- 16. Toward an Islamic Hermeneutics for Human Rights / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'Im -- 17. 'Ali Shari'ati and Human Rights / Anton Wessels -- 18. Religions and Rights: Local Values and Universal Declarations / John Clayton -- 19. Workshop Statement |
| Notes |
Essays presented at a workshop held at the Free University, Amsterdam, Apr. 21-23, 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Congresses.
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Religions -- Congresses.
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Religious ethics -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Naʻīm, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad, 1946-
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| LC no. |
94021228 |
| ISBN |
080280506X (paper) |
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9051837771 (Editions Rodopi) |
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