Ethics of Human Rights

Esther D Reed

ISBN 10: 193279297X / ISBN 13: 9781932792973

Published by GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES Sep 2001, 2001

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Neuware - In The Ethics of Human Rights, Esther Reed constructs a Christian theology of 'right,' 'rights,' and 'natural rights' and does so in constant awareness of and conversation with the public and political implications of such a theology. Reed's reading of Genesis 9: 1-17, God's covenant with Noah, enables her critical Christian engagement with the issue of rights and her application of this Christian theology of rights to the contemporary moral dilemmas of animal rights, the environment, and democracy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ethics of Human Rights
• Publisher: GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES Sep 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193279297X
• ISBN 13: 9781932792973
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 152H x 17D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 376 grams

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Synopsis

In The Ethics of Human Rights, Esther Reed constructs a Christian theology of "right," "rights" and "natural rights" and does so in constant awareness of and conversation with the public and political implications of such a theology. Reed's use of Genesis 9:1-17, God's covenant with Noah, enables her critical Christian engagement with issue of right and her application of this Christian theology of rights to the contemporary moral dilemmas of animal rights, the environment, and democracy.

About the Author

Esther D. Reed is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics, University of Exeter, and the author of The Future of Christian Social Ethics (2004), The Genesis of Ethics (2002), and Theological Reading of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (1996).