Religion and human rights : an international perspective / Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Gordan Črpić, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, 1956- editor.

Črpić, Gordan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Religious aspects.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Verlag, [2015]

Summary:

This book examines the relationship between human rights and religiosity. It discusses whether the impact of religiosity on human rights is liberational or suppressive, and sheds light on the direction in which the relationship between religion and human rights is expected to develop. The questions explored in this volume are: Which are the rights that are currently debated or under pressure? What is the position on human rights that churches and religious communities represent? Are there tensions between churches, religious communities and the state? Which rights are especially relevant for young people and which relate to adolescents life-world experiences? Covering 17 countries, the book describes two separate, yet connected studies. The first study presents research by experts from individual countries describing the state of human rights and neuralgic points anticipated in individual societies. The other study presents specific findings on the relationship between these two social phenomena from empirical research in a population of high school students. Studying this particular population allows insights into social trends, value systems and attitudes on human rights, as well as an indication of the likely directions of development, and potential room for intervention.

Contents:

Christianity, Islam, and human rights in Bulgaria / Simeon Evstatiev, Plamen Makariev and Daniella Kalkandjieva

Religion and human rights in Croatia / Gordan Črpić and Želko Tanjić

Religions and human rights in France / Régis Dericquebourg

Georgian Orthodox Church and human rights : challenges to Georgian society / Sophie Zviadadze

Human rights and religion in Germany / Alexander Unser and Hans-Georg Ziebertz

Current debates about religion and human rights in Greece / Nikos Maghioros and Christos N. Tsironis

Catholic Church, young people, and human rights in Italy / Francesco Zaccaria

Perspectives on human rights and religion in Moldova / Svetlana Suveica and Vitalie Spranceana

Reflections on human rights and religion in Norway / Pål Ketil Botvar

Human rights and religion in Palestine / Raymond J. Webb

The Roman Catholic Church and human rights in Poland / Katarzyna Zielińska

History and current debates on human rights and religion in Siberia / Milan Podunavac

Less religion and more human rights in Spain? / Lluis Oviedo

Negative and positive freedom of religion : the ambiguous relation of religion and human rights in Sweden / Anders Sjöborg

Human rights from a Tanzanian perspective / Clement Fumbo

Religion and human rights : the case of Ukraine / Viktor Yelensky.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783319097305

331909730X

OCLC:

892458877