A mounting East-West tension : Buddhist-Christian dialogue on human rights, social justice & a global ethic / / Keith Soko

• Autore: Soko Keith <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Milwaukee, Wis. : , : Marquette University Press, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 pages)
• Disciplina: 261.7
• Soggetto topico: Human rights - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Human rights - Religious aspects - Catholic Church; Buddhism - Relations - Catholic Church; Human ecology - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Human ecology - Religious aspects - Catholic Church
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The concept of human rights & its importance -- Human rights & the individual in current Buddhist thought -- Human rights & the individual in current Roman Catholic thought -- Eco-justice: the necessity of ecological duties as a correlate to human rights -- A global ethic -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Do religions merely add to global tensions today? Should religions be excluded from the human rights debate? Politically, a mounting tension between eastern and western cultures on the subject of human rights seems to continue. However, in examining two divergent religious worldviews on that topic, Buddhism and Christianity, Soko finds agreement, complementarity, and advocacy. In addition, both traditions stress duties toward the environment as a necessary component in the human rights discussion. Thus, Soko emphasizes the importance of the role of religion in the continuing development of a global ethic and the priority of the concept of human rights in working toward global social justice. He concludes that religions advocacy for human rights offers a shining alternative to the dark failure of the fundamentalist worldview ... and also stands in contrast to a secular, relativist culture which denies our common humanity and our responsibilities toward the earth.
• Titolo autorizzato: A mounting East-West tension
• ISBN: 0-87462-783-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824753803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Marquette studies in theology ; ; No. 66.