Human Rights and Human Dignity - Softcover

John W. Montgomery; Montgomery, John W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1896363016 ISBN 13: 9781896363011

Publisher: Canadian Institute for Law, Theology & Public, 2005

Synopsis

Contains a detailed argument for the truth of Christianity based on legal evidence. "Tackles the tricky subject of human rights . . . with legal precision and theological acuity." (Dr. Harold O. J. Brown) "This book is vintage Montgomery . . . Anyone interested in the justification of human rights or the relationship between law and religion will find many ideas, arguments, and issues to challenge them." (Prof. Irving Hexham, University of Calgary)

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About the Author

John Warwick Montgomery is Professor Emeritus of Law and Humanities at the University of Luton, England. Professor Montgomery holds eight earned degrees besides the LL.B.: the A.B. with distinction in Philosophy (Cornell University; Phi Beta Kappa), B.L.S. and M.A. (University of California at Berkeley), B.D. and S.T.M. (Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio), M. Phil. in Law (University of Essex, England), Ph.D. (University of Chicago), and the Doctorat d'Universit from Strasbourg, France. Before moving to the United Kingdom, he served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and was Chairman of the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. He is a barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple and Lincoln's Inn, England; member of the California, Virginia, Washington State, and District of Columbia Bars and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States Dr. Montgomery is the author of over one hundred scholarly journal articles and more than forty books in English, French, Spanish and German.

From the Back Cover

No one is against human rights. It is obviously a good thing-until one starts to think about the meaning of the term and its implications. Then it shows itself to be an idea that polarizes, encouraging uncritical support and also extreme reaction from both secularists and religionists. John Warwick Montgomery, who is both a lawyer and a theologian, is uniquely qualified to address the question of human rights. In clear, easily understood language, he analyzes what human rights are and addresses the crucial question, "How can human rights, properly understood, be legitimated?" Montgomery shows that is there is a foundation for human rights, it must be sought in a transcendent perspective, in the revelational content of the Bible.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canadian Institute for Law, Theology & Public
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1896363016
• ISBN 13: 9781896363011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 319