Religion and Human Rights

<p>This book highlights perspectives from religious traditions worldwide in conversation with other communities who promote critique or question the idea of human rights. It shows how human rights can provide a platform for dialogue among groups of people from diverse backgrounds who seek to address pressing issues of human well-being.</p><p>In each chapter readers will be introduced to religious and human rights perspectives on specific global issues. Intersecting with these issues the work examines history and philosophy of human rights for a generally accessible overview of human rights theory foundations and critique. Specific case studies woven through the book will also help both students and advocates – whether they are part of religious communities or not – engage more deeply with particular areas of concern.</p><p>This volume is a useful resource for undergraduate students who are learning about the relationship between religion and human rights in a classroom for the first time as well as upper-level and graduate students looking for a broad basis of knowledge and a starting point for digging deeper into specific areas of scholarship.</p>