Philosophy
Keeping Faith with Human Rights
2015·248 pages
A theological-philosophical defense of human rights, reframing them via constructivist politics and Christian ethics for plural societies.
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A theological-philosophical defense of human rights, reframing them via constructivist politics and Christian ethics for plural societies.
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The human rights regime is one of modernity's great civilizing triumphs. From the formal promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 to the subsequent embrace of this declaration by the newly independent states of Africa, human rights have emerged as the primary discourse of global politics and as an increasingly prominent category in the international and domestic legal system. But throughout their history, human rights have endured sustained attempts at disenfranchisement...
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No violent or gory depictions; theoretical discussion only
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No profanity; formal academic prose
Substance use
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Religious content
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Central theological case for Christian engagement with human rights
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Political content
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Core focus on human rights, postcolonial, feminist, and pluralist politics
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Conceptual references to oppression, colonialism, and rights violations
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