Is There a God of Human Rights? The Complex Relationship Between Human Rights and Religion, a South African... (International Studies in Religion and Society, ... Studies in Religion and Society)

This volume deals with historical, systematic and empirical questions with regard to the complex relationship between human rights and religion. It focuses on the place and function of human rights in democracies in modern society. Moreover it elaborates on the problems which are implied in the complex relationship between human rights and religion from the beginning. Lastly it investigates the positive, negative and ambivalent empirical effects of religious attitudes on human rights attitudes among some youth in South Africa. Readership : All those interested in human rights and religion, especially scholars and students in human rights law, law and religion, religious studies. This Volume Deals With Historical, Systematic And Empirical Questions With Regard To The Complex Relationship Between Human Rights And Religion. It Focuses On The Place And Function Of Human Rights In Democracies In Modern Society. Moreover It Elaborates On The Problems Which Are Implied In The Complex Relationship Between Human Rights And Religion From The Beginning. Lastly It Investigates The Positive, Negative And Ambivalent Empirical Effects Of Religious Attitudes On Human Rights Attitudes Among Some Youth In South Africa. --book Jacket. Ch. 1. Social Constitution Of Human Beings And Human Rights -- Ch. 2. Society, Law And Human Rights -- Ch. 3. Human Rights Culture And Human Rights Attitudes -- Ch. 4. Context Of Origin -- Ch. 5. Context Of Codification -- Ch. 6. Context Of Legitimation -- Ch. 7. Effects Of Religious Attitudes On Human Rights Attitudes -- Ch. 8. Human Rights In The Name Of God -- Ch. 9. Evil Of Violence As A Trigger For Human Rights -- Ch. 10. Imitation Of Jesus In The Perspective Of Human Rights -- Ch. 11. Salvation As A Motive For Human Rights -- Ch. 12. Christian Communities For Human Rights -- Ch. 13. Interreligious Interaction As A Contribution To Human Rights -- Ch. 14. Conclusion : A God Of Human Rights? : Which God Of Which Religious Attitudes And Whose Human Rights? By Johannes A. Van Der Ven, Jaco S. Dreyer, Hendrik J.c. Pieterse. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [597]-625) And Indexes. Anyone who reads the text of the South African constitution for the first time, starting with the preamble, is immediately struck by the dramatic character of the events under the apartheid regime that it describes. This volume deals with the place and function of human rights in democracies in modern society and the complex relationship between human rights and religion, both historically and empirically.