Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions (Library of Global Ethics & Religion)

contents......Page 8 illustrations......Page 12 contributors......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 Part I Secular and religious ethics......Page 28 1 Secular rights and religious responsibilities......Page 30 THE IDEA OF RIGHTS......Page 32 RIGHTS AND THE MORAL POINT OF VIEW......Page 35 RIGHTS AND THE RELIGIOUS POINT OF VIEW......Page 38 RELIGIOUS EXCLUSIVISM AND RELIGIOUS EGOISM......Page 39 THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN RIGHTS......Page 42 2 The synergy and interdependence of human rights, religion, and secularism......Page 48 WORKING DEFINITIONS AND THE FOUNDATION HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 49 REALITIES AND PROSPECTS OF SYNERGY AND INTERDEPENDENCE......Page 58 SYNERGY AND INTERDEPENDENCE IN THE ISLAMIC CONTEXT......Page 65 HOPE FOR AN UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT......Page 72 THE FUTURE AS AN OBJECT OF FAITH......Page 73 YAMA AND NIYAMA AND AHIMSA AS THEIR CENTER......Page 78 A FRIVOLOUS ALLEGORY OF THE OCEAN AND ITS VIEWERS......Page 84 RESPECTING WITHOUT EMBRACING......Page 85 4 The religious perspective: dignity as a foundation for human rights discourse......Page 88 RELIGION AND RIGHTS, DIGNITY, AND DUTY......Page 89 THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY TO HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE......Page 93 CONCLUSION......Page 96 Part II Being human and having rights......Page 98 5 Rats, cockroaches, and people like us: view of humanity and human rights......Page 100 SOME VIEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 101 CULTURAL RELATIVISM......Page 103 RELIGION AND CULTURE......Page 107 BEING HUMAN......Page 108 THE U.N. CHARTER AND HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION......Page 118 SELECTED PASSAGES FROM CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL LEGAL TEXTS AND FROM REVERED MORAL TEXTS......Page 121 APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PRINCIPLES TO CERTAIN PROBLEMS OF U.N. HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION......Page 129 CONCLUSION......Page 130 THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION......Page 136 HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONSHIPS......Page 138 ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS......Page 141 RIGHTS ON RELIGION......Page 146 Part III A declaration of human rights by the world's religions......Page 150 THE HISTORY OF THE DECLARATION......Page 152 UNIVERSALITY WITHOUT IMPERIALISM......Page 154 THE DECLARATION AS A WORKING DOCUMENT......Page 157 9 A universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions......Page 162 10 A universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions: A jewish perspective......Page 170 11 A christian response to the universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions......Page 180 PROLEGOMENON......Page 190 MUSLIMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 192 TOWARD A DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS......Page 196 13 Can one size fit all? indic perspectives on the declaration of human rights by the world's religions......Page 200 14 Interreligious dialogue, globalization, and human rights: buddhist reflections on interdependence and the declaration......Page 208 HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORLD RELIGIONS......Page 209 HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE......Page 210 DIALOGUE, GLOBALIZATION, AND GUIDING INSTITUTIONS......Page 212 CONCLUSION......Page 214 15 Human rights and responsibilities: a confucian perspective on the universal declaration of human rights......Page 220 TOWARD A DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS......Page 225 Part IV Rights ans religious traditions......Page 228 16 A jewish perspective on human rights......Page 230 THEORETICAL GROUNDS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN JUDAISM......Page 231 SPECIFIC DEMANDS TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 236 ONE EXAMPLE: THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY......Page 237 HUMAN RIGHTS AS DIVINE RIGHTS......Page 245 17 Christian ethics and human rights......Page 254 HENKIN’S INDICTMENT AND CHALLENGE......Page 255 A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE......Page 258 BUDDHISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 268 AN IMPLICIT DOCTRINE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BUDDHISM?......Page 269 ADEQUATE TO THE DEMANDS OF BUDDHIST ETHICS?......Page 272 COMPATIBLE WITH BUDDHIST TEACHINGS?......Page 274 ARE BUDDHIST RIGHTS THE SAME AS WESTERN RIGHTS?......Page 275 CHRISTIANITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 278 19 Rights, roles, and reciprocity in hindu dharma......Page 288 HIERARCHY AND COMPLEMENTARITY IN HINDU DHARMA......Page 291 THE RELIGIOUS JUSTIFICATION OF OPPRESSION......Page 294 RELIGIOUS CHALLENGES TO THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 296 A HINDU CALL TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES......Page 299 OVERVIEW HYPOTHESIS......Page 304 HUANG TSUNG-HSI......Page 307 P.C. CHANG......Page 313 21 The human rights commitment in modern islam......Page 322 COLONIALISM, APOLOGETICS, AND THE MUSLIM HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE......Page 325 PURITANISM, ANTI-WESTERNISM, AND EXCEPTIONALISM IN MUSLIM DISCOURSES......Page 329 THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENT AND AMBIGUITY IN ISLAM......Page 332 GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF HUMAN WELL-BEING......Page 335 SHARI‘A AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENT......Page 341 JUSTICE AS A CORE VALUE AND HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 348 THE RIGHTS OF GOD AND THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE......Page 352 ISLAM AND THE PROMISE OF HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 357 Select bibliography......Page 386 Index......Page 394 Secular Rights And Religious Responsibilities / Joseph Runzo -- The Synergy And Interdependence Of Human Rights, Religion, And Secularism / Abdullahi A. An-naʻim -- Faith, Faiths, And The Future: The First Two Limbs Of Yoga / Arindam Chakrabarti -- The Religious Perspective: Dignity As A Foundation For Human Rights Discourse / Arvind Sharma -- Rats, Cockroaches, And People Like Us: Views Of Humanity And Human Rights / Gerrie Ter Haar -- Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, And The World Religions / Brian D. Lepard -- Human Rights, Environmental Rights, And Religion / James Kellenberger -- Towards A Declaration Of Human Rights By The World's Religions / Arvind Sharma -- A Universal Declaration Of Human Rights By The World's Religions -- A Uiversal Declaration Of Human Rights By The World's Religions: A Jewish Perspective / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert -- A Christian Response To The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights By The World's Religions / Jerry Irish -- This Tremor Of Western Wisdom: A Muslim Response To Human Rights And The Declaration / Amir Hussain -- Can One Size Fit All? Indic Perspectives On The Declaration Of Human Rights By The World's Religions / Christopher Key Chapple -- Interreligious Dialogue, Globalization, And Human Rights: Buddhist Reflections On Interdependence And The Declaration / David W. Chappell -- Human Rights And Responsibilities: A Confucian Perspective On The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights / John Berthrong -- A Jewish Perspective On Human Rights / Elliot N. Dorff -- Christian Ethics And Human Rights / Philip Quinn -- Buddhism And Human Rights: The Recent Buddhist Discussion And Its Implications For Christianity / James Fredericks -- Rights, Roles, And Reciprocity In Hindu Dharma / Nancy M. Martin -- Confucian Values And Human Rights / Sumner B. Twiss -- The Human Rights Commitment In Modern Islam / Khaled Abou El Fadl. Edited By Joseph Runzo, Nancy M. Martin, And Arvind Sharma. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [365]-371) And Index. This volume outlines the approaches to human rights and responsibilities within the different world religions. Featuring contributions from over 15 scholars, the book covers such key issues as women's rights, the role of international law, and responsibility for the environment. It also includes a'Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World's Religions', presented at the third Parliament of the World Religions.