TAILIEUCHUNG - HUMAN RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITIES in the world religions

Religions have too often been used to justify the violation of human rights, in part through the hierarchical and selective use of role ethics and the postponement of temporal justice to divine judgment or future karmic consequences. Yet the world religions have also provided a constant voice of critique against the violation of human rights by calling for equality, and universal compassion and love, calls which reach far beyond the mere protection of human rights. The essays in this volume offer a diversity of perspectives from the world religions and multiple dimensions of the view that religion can – and indeed must – play an important role in promoting. | HUMAN RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITIES Edited by Joseph Runzo Nancy M. Martin and Arvind Sharma human rights and responsibilities in the world religions The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World s Religions has gone beyond the . Universal Declaration of Human Rights by establishing an unambiguous link between religion and a just society. It has also explored how one balances rights with duties one of the most complex challenges facing humankind. Chandra Muzaffar President International Movement for a Just World Kuala Lumpur THE LIBRARY OF GLOBAL ETHICS AND RELIGION General Editors Joseph Runzo and Nancy M. Martin Volume I The Meaning of Life in the World Religions ISBN 1-85168-200-7 Volume II Love Sex and Gender in the World Religions ISBN 1-85168-223-6 Volume III Ethics in the World Religions ISBN 1-85168-247-3 Volume IV Human Rights and Responsibilities in the World Religions ISBN 1-85168-309-7 RELATED TITLES PUBLISHED BY ONEWORLD Avatar and Incarnation Geoffrey Parrinder ISBN 1-85168-103-2 Believing An Historical Perspective Wilfred Cantwell Smith ISBN 1-85168-166-3 The Call of the Minaret Kenneth Cragg ISBN 1-85168-210-4 Celebrate Margo Westrheim ISBN 1-85168-199-X Christianity and Other Religions Edited by John Hick and Brian Hebblethwaite ISBN 1-85168-279-1 Common Prayer Kenneth Cragg ISBN 1-85168-181-7 Concepts of God Keith Ward ISBN 1-85168-064-0 Faith and Belief The Difference Between Them Wilfred Cantwell Smith ISBN 1-85168-165-5 The Fifth Dimension John Hick ISBN 1-85168-191-4 Global Philosophy of Religion A Short Introduction Joseph Runzo ISBN 1-85168-235-X God A Guide for the Perplexed Keith Ward ISBN 1-85168-323-2 God and the Universe of Faiths John Hick ISBN 1-85168-071-3 God Chance and Necessity Keith Ward ISBN 1-85168-116-7 God Faith and the New Millennium Keith Ward ISBN 1-85168-155-8 In Defence of the Soul Keith Ward ISBN 1-85168-040-3 Interfaith Theology A Reader Edited by Dan Cohn-Sherbok ISBN 1-85168-276-7 Inter-religious Dialogue A

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