Religion and public policy : human rights, conflict, and ethics / edited by Sumner B. Twiss, Marian Gh. Simion, Rodney L. Petersen.
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xl, 372 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781316106693 1316106691 9781316204948 1316204944 1316210472 9781316210475 1316203107 9781316203101 1316208605 9781316208601 1316206742 9781316206744 1107462355 9781107462359 1316212297 9781316212295 1316190110 9781316190111 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781316106693 |