Faith and Human Rights: Christianity and the Global Struggle for Human Dignity

by Richard Amesbury and George Newlands

The UN's 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights stands as ahighpoint of twentieth-century moral deliberation, yet sixty yearslater human rights are widely denied, evaded, or ignored aroundthe world. Where are religious persons in this situation? Here aphilosopher and a theologian address the issues with authority, clarity, and genuine passion in a way that does not spare religionor even religious people, who have been among the most egregiousviolators...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800621328
• ISBN13: 9780800621322
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"