Description
Book SynopsisThis book highlights perspectives from religious traditions worldwide, in conversation with other communities who promote, critique, or question the idea of human rights. It shows how human rights can provide a platform for dialogue among groups of people from diverse backgrounds who seek to address pressing issues of human well-being.
In each chapter, readers will be introduced to religious and human rights perspectives on specific global issues. Intersecting with these issues, the work examines history and philosophy of human rights, for a generally accessible overview of human rights theory, foundations, and critique. Specific case studies woven through the book will also help both students and advocates whether they are part of religious communities or not engage more deeply with particular areas of concern.
This volume is a useful resource for undergraduate students who are learning about the relationship between religion and human rights in a classroom for the fi
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Commonly Used Acronyms Text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Introduction 1. History of Religion and Human Rights 2. Debates and Discussions about Human Rights 3. Religion, Family Ties, and Rights Across the Lifespan 4. Religion, Human Rights, Gender, and Sexuality 5. Racial Discrimination, Religious Nationalism, and Human Rights 6. Violence, Coercion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding 7. Religion and Economic Rights 8. Religion, Health, and Human Rights 9. Migrants and Refugees 10. The Rights of the Earth? Human Rights, the Natural Environment, and Other-Than-Human Persons 11. The Future of Religion and Human Rights. Index
