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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Reed, Esther D., 1965- Ethics of human rights. Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007 (DLC) 2007026452 (OCoLC)154677350 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Esther D Reed |
| ISBN: | 9781602580800 1602580804 9781932792973 193279297X 1281181811 9781281181817 |
| OCLC Number: | 191748453 |
| Notes: | Title from e-book title page (viewed 19 Nov. 2009). |
| Description: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Contents: | The question of rights -- On the relation between divine law and human law -- Revelation and Christ : the measure of "natural rights" -- Human rights and a tropological reading of Genesis 9:1-17 -- God's command to "multiply" and the right to reproduce -- Animal rights and the responsibilities of "dominion" -- War, democracy, and the retreat from human rights. |
| Responsibility: | Esther D. Reed. |
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Esther Reed brings together her reading of the Bible and her reading of the contemporary world to make the case that the Protestant churches should give their wholehearted support to the human rights movement. At the same time, she warns against the hi-jacking of the human rights agenda by the wealthy and the powerful. This is a powerfully argued, creative and persuasive book.<br><br><p>--Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey and Adjunct Professor of Theology and Public Life at Liverpool Hope University<br><br> Read more...
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- Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
- Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
- Human rights -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Electronic books.
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
- RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
- Mensenrechten.
- Christelijke ethiek.
- Menschenrecht.
- Christentum.
