Does God believe in human rights? essays on religion and human rights / [electronic resource] : edited by Nazila Ghanea, Alan Stephens, Raphael Walden. - Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007. - xxi, 272 p. ; 25 cm. - Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights, v. 5 1871-7829 ; . - Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights v. 5. .

Includes bibliographical references.

The complimentarity between secular and religious perspectives of human rights / Richard Harries -- Religious truths and human coexistence / Roger Ruston -- Religion in a democratic society : safeguarding freedom, acknowledging identity, valuing partnership / Michael Ipgrave -- Conflicting values or misplaced interpretations? : examining the inevitability of a clash bewteen 'religions' and 'human rights' / Javaid Rehman -- Religion and human rights with special reference to Judaism / Norman Solomon -- Religion and human rights: redressing the balance / Avrom Sherr -- Human rights and its destruction of right and wrong / Melanie Phillips -- A more constructive encounter : a Bahá'í view of religion and human rights / John Barnabas Leith -- 'Human rights,' 'religion' and the 'secular' : variant configurations of religion(s), state(s) and society(ies) / Paul Weller -- Freedom of religion and belief in the light of recent challenges : needs, clashes and solutions / Dennis de Jong -- Triumphalism and respect for diversity / Conor Gearty -- 'Phobias' and 'isms' : recognition of difference or the slippery slope of particularisms? / Nazila Ghanea -- Inciting religious hatred: balancing free speech and religious sensibilities in a multi-faith society / Peter Cumper -- Theoretical and institutional framework : the soft spot where human rights end and God begins / Frederik Harhoff.


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