Faith in rights : Christian-inspired NGOs at work in the United Nations / Amelie Barras.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barras, Amélie, author.

Series:

Stanford studies in human rights.

Stanford studies in human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations Human Rights Council.

Human rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Human rights.

Human rights advocacy.

Non-governmental organizations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Faith in Rights explores why and how Christian nongovernmental organizations conduct human rights work at the United Nations. The book interrogates the idea that the secular and the religious are distinct categories, and more specifically that human rights, understood as secular, can be neatly distinguished from religion. It argues that Christianity is deeply entangled in the texture of the United Nations and shapes the methods and areas of work of Christian NGOs. To capture these entanglements, Amélie Barras analyzes—through interviews, ethnography, and document and archive analysis—the everyday human rights work of Christian NGOs at the United Nations Human Rights Council. She documents how these NGOs are involved in a constant work of double translation: they translate their human rights work into a religious language to make it relevant to their on-the-ground membership, but they also reframe the concerns of their membership in human rights terms to make them audible to UN actors. Faith in Rights is a crucial new evaluation of how religion informs Christian nongovernmental organizations' understandings of human rights and their methods of work, as well as how being engaged in human rights work influences these organizations' own religious identity and practice.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Introduction

1. Catholic NGOs at the Human Rights Council: Everyday Human Rights Practice in a “Secular” Environment

2. Practicing Solidarity: The Social Doctrine of the Church and the Advocacy of Catholic- Inspired NGOs

3. Perseverance and Patience in Crafting International Human Rights Norms: The Work of Quaker Representatives at the Human Rights Council

4. Building the Capacity of Local Networks: Post-Secular Moments through the Practice of Education

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Barras, Amélie Faith in Rights

ISBN:

9781503640498

1503640493

OCLC:

1451796935