Does Human Rights Need God?

by Elizabeth Bucar and Barbra Barnett

Book Overview

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1945, French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain observed, "We agree on these rights, providing we are not asked why. With the 'why, ' the dispute begins." The world since then has continued to agree to disagree, fearing that an open discussion of the divergent rationales for human rights would undermine the consensus of the Declaration. Is it possible, however, that current failures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802829058
• ISBN13: 9780802829054
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"