Human Rights and the Impact of Religion Contributor(s): Ziebertz, Hans-Georg (Editor), Van Der Ven, Johannes A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004251359 ISBN-13: 9789004251359 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Philosophy - Law | International |
Dewey: 261.7 |
LCCN: 2013005745 |
Series: Empirical Research in Religion and Human Rights |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume is about the impact of religion (beliefs and practices) on attitudes towards human rights of the first, second and third generation. The first four papers about the impact of Lutheranism, Calvinism, Catholicism and Islam are historical and theoretical of character. The six other papers are based on empirical research in England and Wales, Germany, Turkey, India, Norway and on comparative empirical research in six North-West European countries. From both groups of articles it appears that 'the' impact of religion does not exist. In varying historical periods and contexts various religions, c.q. religious denominations, have various effects on attitudes towards human rights, i.e. positive effects (+), ambivalent effects ( ), no effects (0), and negative effects (-). Contributors include: Francis-Vincent Anthony, Pal Ketil Botvar, Selim Eren, Leslie Francis, zejir Ok, Ruud Peters, Marion Reindl, Mandy Robbins, Rik Torfs, Johannes (Hans) van der Ven, John Witte Jr., Hans-Georg Ziebertz |