The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Challenge of Religion

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Challenge of Religion
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Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Total Pages : 413
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ISBN-10 : 9780826273611
ISBN-13 : 0826273610
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Download or read book The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Challenge of Religion written by Johannes Morsink and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repulsed by evil Nazi practices and desiring to create a better world after the devastation of World War II, in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Because of the secular imprint of this text, it has faced a series of challenges from the world’s religions, both when it was crafted and in subsequent political and legal struggles. The book mixes philosophical, legal, and archival arguments to make the point that the language of human rights is a valid one to address the world’s disputes. It updates the rationale used by the early UN visionaries and makes it available to twenty-first-century believers and unbelievers alike. The book shows how the debates that informed the adoption of this pivotal normative international text can be used by scholars to make broad and important policy points.


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