The Rights of God. Islam, Human Rights and Comparative Ethics.
Irene Oh
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Description for The Rights of God. Islam, Human Rights and Comparative Ethics.
Hardback. Looks at human rights and Islam as a religious issue rather than a political or legal one and draws on three revered Islamic scholars to offer a broad range of perspectives that challenge our assumptions about the role of religion in human rights. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLP5; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Promoting Islam as a defender of human rights is laden with difficulties. Advocates of human rights will readily point out numerous humanitarian failures carried out in the name of Islam. In "The Rights of God", Irene Oh looks at human rights and Islam as a religious issue rather than a political or legal one and draws on three revered Islamic scholars to offer a broad range of perspectives that challenge our assumptions about the role of religion in human rights. The theoretical shift from the conception of morality based in natural duty and law to one of rights has created ... Read more
Promoting Islam as a defender of human rights is laden with difficulties. Advocates of human rights will readily point out numerous humanitarian failures carried out in the name of Islam. In "The Rights of God", Irene Oh looks at human rights and Islam as a religious issue rather than a political or legal one and draws on three revered Islamic scholars to offer a broad range of perspectives that challenge our assumptions about the role of religion in human rights. The theoretical shift from the conception of morality based in natural duty and law to one of rights has created ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Advancing Human Rights S.
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589011854
SKU
V9781589011854
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Ref
99-28
About Irene Oh
Irene Oh is director of the peace studies program and assistant professor in the department of religion at George Washington University. She is the author of The Rights of God: Islam, Human Rights, and Comparative Ethics.
Reviews for The Rights of God. Islam, Human Rights and Comparative Ethics.
"An important addition to the literature on comparative religious ethics and on Islam and human rights."
Sohail Hashmi, Mount Holyoke College
Sohail Hashmi, Mount Holyoke College