Humanity in crisis : ethical and religious response to refugees / David Hollenbach, SJ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollenbach, David, 1942- author.

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--International cooperation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Refugees.

Emigration and immigration--Moral and ethical aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Forced migration--Moral and ethical aspects.

Forced migration.

Forced migration--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Asylum, Right of--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Asylum, Right of.

Humanitarian assistance--Moral and ethical aspects.

Humanitarian assistance.

Humanitarian assistance--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 197 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The major humanitarian crises of recent years are well known: the Shoah, the killing fields of Cambodia, Rwandan genocide, the massacre in Bosnia, the tsunami in southeast Asia, not to mention bloody conflicts in Sudan, Syria, and Afghanistan. Millions have been killed and many millions more have been driven from their homes; the world is sadly full of refugees and internally displaced persons. Could these crises have been prevented? Why do they continue? This book seeks to understand how humanity is in crisis, and what we can do about it. Hollenbach draws on the values that have shaped major humanitarian initiative over the past century and a half, such as the commitments of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Oxfam, Doctors without Borders, as well as the values of religious and ethical traditions, to examine the scope of our responsibilities and practical solutions to these global crises. He also explores the economic and political causes of these tragedies, drawing on on-the-ground interviews with refugees and government and NGO leaders, and uncovers key moral issues for practitioners in the field.

Contents:

Threats to humanity

Humanity as moral standard

Religious traditions and humanitarian response

Religious action today

Borders and shared humanity

Protection : thou shalt not violate rights

Positive duties and shared responsibility

Acting across borders

Justice and root causes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781626167193

1626167192