Human rights or religious rules?

Human rights or religious rules? / by Johannes A. van der Ven.

The relation between religion and human rights is a contested one, as they appear to compete with one another. Religion is often considered to represent a tradition of heteronomy and subordination in premodern times. Human rights emerged from early modern and modern times and stand for principles li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ven, J. A. van der, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Empirical research in religion and human rights ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Human rights > Religious aspects.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
Human rights > Religious aspects
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Varieties of religious weakness and strength
  • Religious identity
  • Reflective comparison in religious research
  • Human rights : religious or nonreligious?
  • Human rights : natural or political?
  • Religious rights for minorities
  • Religious freedom
  • Separation of church and state
  • Impact of religion on attitudes toward religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

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