Human rights or religious rules? / by Johannes A. van der Ven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ven, J. A. van der, 1940-

Series:

Empirical research in religion and human rights ; v. 1.

Empirical research in religion and human rights ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Religious aspects.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relation between religion and human rights is a contested one, as they appear to compete with one another. Religion is often considered to represent a tradition of heteronomy and subordination in premodern times. Human rights emerged from early modern and modern times and stand for principles like human dignity, autonomy, equality. The first question in this book is how to define religion, its meaning, functions and structures, and how to study it. The second question is how to understand religion from its relation with human rights in such a way that justice is done to both religion and human rights. These questions are dealt with using a historical and systematic approach. The third question is what the impact of religion might be on attitudes towards human rights, id est human rights culture. For an answer, empirical research is reported among about 1000 students, Christians, Muslims, and nonreligious, at the end of secondary and the beginning of tertiary education in the Netherlands.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J.A. Van Der Ven

Introduction / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter One. Varieties Of Religious Weakness And Strength / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Two. Religious Identity / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Three. Reflective Comparison In Religious Research / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Four. Human Rights: Religious Or Nonreligious? / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Five. Human Rights: Natural Or Political? / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Six. Religious Rights For Minorities / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Seven. Religious Freedom / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Eight. Separation Of Church And State / J.A. Van Der Ven

Chapter Nine. Impact Of Religion On Attitudes Toward Religious Freedom And The Separation Of Church And State / J.A. Van Der Ven

Appendix / J.A. Van Der Ven

Bibliography / J.A. Van Der Ven

Index Of Subjects / J.A. Van Der Ven

Index Of Names / J.A. Van Der Ven.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-78684-9

9786612786846

90-04-18886-X

OCLC:

667293747

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004183049.i-473 DOI