Human Rights as Mashiach: A Jewish Theology of Human Rights

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Sacred Writings, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Human Rights as Mashiach: A Jewish Theology of Human Rights by Shaiya Rothberg, Shaiya Rothberg
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Shaiya Rothberg ISBN: 9781301304776
Publisher: Shaiya Rothberg Publication: March 1, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Shaiya Rothberg
ISBN: 9781301304776
Publisher: Shaiya Rothberg
Publication: March 1, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

While religion is sometimes the enemy of human dignity, it can also be a powerful force for its protection. When John Woolman, an American Quaker born in 1720, began preaching that faithfulness to God requires abolishing slavery, he ignited a religious passion that helped facilitate the global paradigm shift that outlawed human bondage across the planet. That religious passion united humanity's moral intuition with her awe in the face of God's creation; it wove the mysterious and enthralling presence of the divine into the love that humans can know for the other. The time has come to preach global moral responsibility: God commands that we enact a "human covenant" to protect and nurture all human beings. While all doctrines may be criticized and all laws revised, the confidence that humanity has placed in human rights establishes them as the foundation of that sacred effort.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

While religion is sometimes the enemy of human dignity, it can also be a powerful force for its protection. When John Woolman, an American Quaker born in 1720, began preaching that faithfulness to God requires abolishing slavery, he ignited a religious passion that helped facilitate the global paradigm shift that outlawed human bondage across the planet. That religious passion united humanity's moral intuition with her awe in the face of God's creation; it wove the mysterious and enthralling presence of the divine into the love that humans can know for the other. The time has come to preach global moral responsibility: God commands that we enact a "human covenant" to protect and nurture all human beings. While all doctrines may be criticized and all laws revised, the confidence that humanity has placed in human rights establishes them as the foundation of that sacred effort.

More books from Political Science

Cover of the book The Putney Debates by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Neoporfirismo by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book The United Nations Democracy Agenda by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Re-Orienting the Fundamentals by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Suicide by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Ecuador's Environmental Revolutions by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Obama's Challenge to China by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book De-Policing America by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book 中國的印度戰爭:世界屋脊上的衝突,亞洲兩大區域強權的角力 by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Curated Stories by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Why Old Places Matter by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Conservative Party Economic Policy by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book The Congo from Leopold to Kabila by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book The UN Security Council and Domestic Actors by Shaiya Rothberg
Cover of the book Contemporary Developments in Green Human Resource Management Research by Shaiya Rothberg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy