The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the challenge of religion /
Morsink, Johannes
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the challenge of religion / Johannes Morsink. - x, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index.
Independent access to moral basics -- Statecraft and religious freedoms -- US religiosity and the duty of civility -- Islam and the Universal Declaration -- Secularism defended -- The contribution of religion -- Human rights as an independent force in world affairs.
Discusses the role of religion in the collective response to the horrors of the Holocaust. It shows that the benign secularism of the UDHR was crafted with the cooperation of all of the world's major religions. The book also defends this liberal view against conservative and literalist religious forces in the United States and in Muslim majority countries.
9780826220844 0826220843
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human rights--Religious aspects.
Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human rights and globalization.
K3241 / M886 2017
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the challenge of religion / Johannes Morsink. - x, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index.
Independent access to moral basics -- Statecraft and religious freedoms -- US religiosity and the duty of civility -- Islam and the Universal Declaration -- Secularism defended -- The contribution of religion -- Human rights as an independent force in world affairs.
Discusses the role of religion in the collective response to the horrors of the Holocaust. It shows that the benign secularism of the UDHR was crafted with the cooperation of all of the world's major religions. The book also defends this liberal view against conservative and literalist religious forces in the United States and in Muslim majority countries.
9780826220844 0826220843
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human rights--Religious aspects.
Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.
Human rights and globalization.
K3241 / M886 2017