Can God & Caesar coexist? : balancing religious freedom and international law / Robert F. Drinan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drinan, Robert F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Freedom of religion (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Can God and Caesar coexist

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Father Robert F. Drinan-priest, scholar, lawyer, politician, activist, and ethicist-has spent his life working to strengthen human rights. In this important book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom. The international community, says Father Drinan, has been slow to recognize the urgent need of balancing the requirements of a pluralistic society with the demands of religious freedom. Despite numerous proclamations from the United Nations and from individual nations about the importance of religious freedom, says Father Drinan, there is still no covenant, legally binding instrument, or world tribunal to monitor freedom of religion. Drinan explores the status of religious freedom in certain Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Communist societies whose doctrines may promote intolerance. And he asserts that the silence of international law allows nations to continue to punish persons who practice a faith viewed unfavorably by the government.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

I. A New Global Right: Religious Freedom

II. The Dimensions of the Freedom of Religion and of Conscience

III. Religion in the Structure of the United Nations

IV. Religious Freedom in the United States

V. Religious Freedom and the European Court of Human Rights

VI. Vatican II Vigorously Defends Religious Freedom

VII. The Rights of Dissenters

VIII. Religious Freedom and Issues of Gender and Sexuality

IX. When Governments Repress and Persecute Religion

X. The People's Republic of China and Religious Freedom

XI. Religious Freedom and the Muslim World

XII. The World's Jewish Community and Religious Freedom

XIII. Questions of God and Caesar

Appendix A. United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981)

Appendix B. Vatican II Statement on the Jews

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-256) and index.

ISBN:

9786611722685

9781281722683

1281722685

9780300133714

0300133715

OCLC:

952732238