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Keeping Faith with Human Rights
Linda Hogan
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Description for Keeping Faith with Human Rights
Hardback. Drawing on the constructivist strand of political philosophy, the author shows that it is theoretically possible and politically necessary for theologians to keep faith with human rights. She argues, the Christian tradition as the wellspring of many of the ethical commitments considered central to human rights must embrace its role in the project. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
The human rights regime is one of modernity's great civilizing triumphs. From the formal promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 to the subsequent embrace of this declaration by the newly independent states of Africa, human rights have emerged as the primary discourse of global politics and as an increasingly prominent category in the international and domestic legal system. But throughout their history, human rights have endured sustained attempts at disenfranchisement. In this provocative study, Linda Hogan defends human rights language while simultaneously reenvisioning its future. Avoiding problematic claims about shared universal values, Hogan draws on ... Read more
The human rights regime is one of modernity's great civilizing triumphs. From the formal promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 to the subsequent embrace of this declaration by the newly independent states of Africa, human rights have emerged as the primary discourse of global politics and as an increasingly prominent category in the international and domestic legal system. But throughout their history, human rights have endured sustained attempts at disenfranchisement. In this provocative study, Linda Hogan defends human rights language while simultaneously reenvisioning its future. Avoiding problematic claims about shared universal values, Hogan draws on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Moral Traditions Series
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626162327
SKU
V9781626162327
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About Linda Hogan
Linda Hogan is vice provost / chief academic officer and a professor of ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of Confronting the Truth: Conscience in the Catholic Tradition and coeditor of Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics: Conversations in the World Church.
Reviews for Keeping Faith with Human Rights
An invaluable contribution to the politics, discourse, and field of human rights. International Journal of Public Theology Hogan seeks to map a route towards the rehabilitation of the idea of human rights and proposes that it is 'both theoretically possible and politically necessary for theologians to keep faith with human rights.' She succeeds in her endeavour, going beyond her modestly ... Read more