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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554260703321

Autore

Stourzh Gerald

Titolo

Modern isonomy : democratic participation and human rights protection as a system of equal rights : an essay / / Gerald Stourzh ; translated by Gerald Stourzh and Cynthia Peck-Kubaczek [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : The University of Chicago Press, , 2022

ISBN

0-226-81176-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Chicago scholarship online

Disciplina

342.085

Soggetti

Equality before the law

Civil rights

Human rights

Democracy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated from the German.

This translation previously issued in print: 2021.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Isonomy in Greek Antiquity -- 2. Gradations: Hierarchy in This World and the Other World -- 3. Equalizations: Ways toward Modern Isonomy in America and in France -- 4. Democracy with Adjectives -- 5. The Six Components of Modern Isonomy -- Conclusion: The Two Focal Points of Modern Isonomy -- Bibliography -- Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

Stourzh begins with ancient Greek thought contrasting isonomy - which is associated with the rule of the many - with 'gradated societies', oligarchies, and monarchies. He then discusses the American experiment with the development of representative democracy, as well as the French Revolution, which proclaimed that all people are born and remain free and with equal rights. But progress on the creation and protection of rights for all has been uneven. Stourzh discusses specifically the equalisation of slaves, peasants, women, Jews, and indigenous people. He demonstrates how deeply intertwined the protection of equal rights is with the development of democracy and gives particular attention to the development of constitutional



adjudication, notably the constitutional complaint of individuals. He also discusses the international protection human rights.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790261103321

Autore

Wuthnow Robert

Titolo

Boundless faith [[electronic resource] ] : the global outreach of American churches / / Robert Wuthnow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009

ISBN

0-520-94306-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

266/.02373

Soggetti

Missions, American

Protestant churches - United States - Missions

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. 303-324) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. At Home and Abroad The Changing Contours of American Religion -- 2. The Global Christianity Paradigm From Cultural Connection to Demographic Distance -- 3. Four Faces of Globalization Debating Heterogeneity and Inequality -- 4. The Evolution of Transnational Ties Changing Patterns of Social Organization -- 5. The Global Role of Congregations Bridging Borders through Direct Engagement -- 6. Faith and Foreign Policy Does Religious Advocacy Matter? -- 7. The Challenges Ahead Good for America, Good for the World? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Boundless Faith, the first book to look systematically at American Christianity in relation to globalization, Robert Wuthnow shows that American Christianity is increasingly influenced by globalization and is, in turn, playing a larger role in other countries and in U.S. policies and programs abroad. These changes, he argues, can be seen in the growth of support at home for missionaries and churches in other countries and in the large number of Americans who participate in short-term volunteer efforts abroad. These outreaches include building orphanages, starting microbusinesses, and setting up computer



networks. Drawing on a comprehensive survey that was conducted for this book, as well as several hundred in-depth interviews with church leaders, Wuthnow refutes several prevailing stereotypes: that U.S. churches have turned away from the global church and overseas missions, that congregations only look inward, and that the growing voice of religion in areas of foreign policy is primarily evangelical. This fresh and revealing book encourages Americans to pay attention to the grass-roots mechanisms by which global ties are created and sustained.