Religion and public policy : human rights, conflict, and ethics

Petersen, Rodney Lawrence, (editor.). Simion, Marian Gh, (editor.). Twiss, Sumner B., (editor.).

Summary: This book pivots around two principal concerns in the modern world: the nature and practice of human rights in relation to religion, and the role of religion in perennial issues of war and peace. It articulates a vision for achieving a liberal peace and a just society firmly grounded in respect for human rights, while working in tandem with the constructive roles that religion can play even amid cultural difference. It explores topics including the status and justification of human rights; the meaning and significance of religious liberty; whether human rights protections ought to be extended to other species; how the comparative study of religious ethics ought to proceed; and the nature, limits, and future development of just war thinking. Featuring a group of distinguished contributors, this is a distinctive contribution that shows a multifaceted and original exploration of cutting edge issues with regards to the aforementioned themes.

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ISBN: 9781107462359
ISBN: 9781107090361
ISBN: 1107090369
ISBN: 9781316210475
ISBN: 9781316208601
ISBN: 9781316206744
ISBN: 9781316204948
ISBN: 9781316203101
ISBN: 9781316106693
ISBN: 1316210472
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ISBN: 1316204944
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (xl, 372 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	David Little: a modern Calvinist architect of human rights / John Witte, Jr. -- On reformed Christianity and natural human rights / Gene Outka -- Roger Williams and freedom of conscience and religion as a natural right / Sumner B. Twiss -- Islam and human rights: the religious and the secular in conversation / Abdulaziz Sachedina -- On grounding human rights: variations on themes by Little / John P. Reeder, Jr. -- From human rights to animal rights? / Grace Yia-Hei Kao -- Nibbana, dhamma, and sinhala Buddhism: a David Little retrospective / Donald K. Swearer -- The present state of the comparative study of religious ethics: an update / John Kelsay -- Religion, ethics, and war: David Little and ecumenical ethics / J. Bryan Hehir -- War and the right to life: Orthodox Christian perspectives / Marian Gh. Simion -- Swords to ploughshares, theory to practice: an evolution of religious peacemaking at USIP / Susan Hayward -- Religion and multi-track diplomacy / Rodney L. Petersen -- Developing a human rights lens on religious peacemaking / Scott Appleby -- Toward a polycentric approach to conflict transformation / Atalia Omer -- Rethinking Islamic politics: bringing the state back in / Scott Hibbard -- Religion and politics: seeking a reconciliation / Natalie Sherman & David Gergen -- The core of public reason: freedom from arbitrary pain and death / Christian Rice.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.