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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454471003321

Autore

Newlands G. M. <1941->

Titolo

Christ and human rights [[electronic resource] ] : the transformative engagement / / George Newlands

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2006

ISBN

1-351-95192-0

1-351-95191-2

9786611097950

1-281-09795-0

0-7546-8259-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective series

Disciplina

261.7

Soggetti

Human rights - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.

Includes Web resources.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the centrality of rights -- Jesus Christ and the hope of rights -- Rights, cultures, and transcendence : ambiguity and tension -- Human rights, history and Christology -- The hermeneutics of rights in the history of interpretation -- Christology in human rights focus : towards a humane christology -- Christology in relation to global human rights strategy - Rights reconsidered : building a postfoundational pathway -- Christology for human rights -- Making rights stick.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constructs a Christology which centers on a Christ of the vulnerable and the margins. It explores the interface between religion, law, politics and violence, East and West, North and South. The history of the use of sacred texts as 'texts of terror' is examined, and theological links to legal and political dimensions explored. Criteria are developed for action to make an effective difference to human rights enforcement and resolution between cultures and religions on rights.