The ethics of human rights : contested doctrinal and moral issues / Esther D. Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Esther D., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Civil rights.

Human rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human rights.

Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, TX : Baylor University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Ethics of Human Rights, Esther Reed constructs a Christian theology of "right," "rights" and "natural rights" and does so in constant awareness of and conversation with the public and political implications of such a theology. Reed's use of Genesis 9:1-17, God's covenant with Noah, enables her critical Christian engagement with issue of right and her application of this Christian theology of rights to the contemporary moral dilemmas of animal rights, the environment, and democracy.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ch. 1: The Question of Rights; Ch. 2: On the Relation between Divine Law and Human Law; Ch. 3: Revelation and Christ the Measure of ""Natural"" Rights; Ch. 4: Human Rights and a Tropological Reading of Genesis 9:1-17; Ch. 5: God's Command to ""Multiply"" and the Right to Reproduce; Ch. 6: Animal Rights and the Responsibilities of ""Dominion""; Ch. 7: War, Democracy, and the Retreat from Human Rights; Afterword; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-18181-1

9786611181819

1-60258-080-4

OCLC:

191748453