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Title Religion and public policy : human rights, conflict, and ethics / edited by Sumner B. Twiss, Marian Gh. Simion, Rodney L. Petersen
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xl, 372 pages) : illustrations
Contents David Little: a modern Calvinist architect of human rights / John Witte, Jr. -- On reformed Christianity and natural human rights / Gene Outka -- Roger Williams and freedom of conscience and religion as a natural right / Sumner B. Twiss -- Islam and human rights: the religious and the secular in conversation / Abdulaziz Sachedina -- On grounding human rights: variations on themes by Little / John P. Reeder, Jr. -- From human rights to animal rights? / Grace Yia-Hei Kao -- Nibbana, dhamma, and sinhala Buddhism: a David Little retrospective / Donald K. Swearer -- The present state of the comparative study of religious ethics: an update / John Kelsay -- Religion, ethics, and war: David Little and ecumenical ethics / J. Bryan Hehir -- War and the right to life: Orthodox Christian perspectives / Marian Gh. Simion -- Swords to ploughshares, theory to practice: an evolution of religious peacemaking at USIP / Susan Hayward -- Religion and multi-track diplomacy / Rodney L. Petersen -- Developing a human rights lens on religious peacemaking / Scott Appleby -- Toward a polycentric approach to conflict transformation / Atalia Omer -- Rethinking Islamic politics: bringing the state back in / Scott Hibbard -- Religion and politics: seeking a reconciliation / Natalie Sherman & David Gergen -- The core of public reason: freedom from arbitrary pain and death / Christian Rice
Summary This book pivots around two principal concerns in the modern world: the nature and practice of human rights in relation to religion, and the role of religion in perennial issues of war and peace. It articulates a vision for achieving a liberal peace and a just society firmly grounded in respect for human rights, while working in tandem with the constructive roles that religion can play even amid cultural difference. It explores topics including the status and justification of human rights; the meaning and significance of religious liberty; whether human rights protections ought to be extended to other species; how the comparative study of religious ethics ought to proceed; and the nature, limits, and future development of just war thinking. Featuring a group of distinguished contributors, this is a distinctive contribution that shows a multifaceted and original exploration of cutting edge issues with regards to the aforementioned themes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Religion and politics.
Human rights -- Religious aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
Human rights -- Religious aspects
Religion and politics
Form Electronic book
Author Twiss, Sumner B., editor.
Simion, Marian Gh, editor
Petersen, Rodney Lawrence, editor.
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