02889nam 22006134a 450 991045447100332120200520144314.01-351-95192-01-351-95191-297866110979501-281-09795-00-7546-8259-5(CKB)1000000000747200(EBL)429806(OCoLC)437113665(SSID)ssj0000121793(PQKBManifestationID)11135938(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121793(PQKBWorkID)10122220(PQKB)10345829(MiAaPQ)EBC429806(Au-PeEL)EBL429806(CaPaEBR)ebr10211265(EXLCZ)99100000000074720020050909d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChrist and human rights[electronic resource] the transformative engagement /George NewlandsAldershot, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20061 online resource (229 p.)Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7546-5201-7 0-7546-5210-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.Includes Web resources.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.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.Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective.Human rightsReligious aspectsChristianityElectronic books.Human rightsReligious aspectsChristianity.261.7Newlands G. M.1941-893457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454471003321Christ and human rights2229456UNINA