Religious Diversity and Human Rights

by Irene Bloom

Book Overview

An invaluable resource for readers seeking to understand how traditional religious ideas and values relate to modern ideas of human rights, how Western models of human rights are perceived in non-Western traditions, and what these traditions may have to offer in the realm of human rights. Together, the authors work to reassess both the rich and diverse resources of the major religious traditions and some of the most challenging problems of the contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231104170
• ISBN13: 9780231104173
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher