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Euthanasia, Abortion, Death Penalty and Religion - The Right to Life and its Limitations

International Empirical Research

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Editors:
  1. Hans-Georg Ziebertz

    1. Faculty of Theology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

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  2. Francesco Zaccaria

    1. Department of Practical Theology, Apulian Theological Faculty, Bari, Italy

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  • Explores how young people legitimize the boundaries of the right to life
  • Presents unique empirical research among youth
  • Offers insights from different religious and cultural backgrounds

Part of the book series: Religion and Human Rights (REHU, volume 4)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Right to Life Questioned. Introductory Remarks

    • Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Francesco Zaccaria
    Pages 1-12

  3. Religion and the Right to (Dispose of) Life: A Study of the Attitude of Christian, Muslim and Hindu Students in India Concerning Death Penalty, Euthanasia and Abortion

    • Francis-Vincent Anthony, Carl Sterkens
    Pages 13-63

  4. The Right to Life Among Chilean Youth

    • Jorge Manzi, Joaquin Silva
    Pages 65-81

  5. Human Dignity, Religious Ethics or Hedonism – What Can Predict Young People’s Attitudes in Germany Towards the Right to Life in the Cases of Euthanasia and Abortion?

    • Hans-Georg Ziebertz
    Pages 83-104

  6. The Impact of Religion on Attitudes Towards Abortion and Euthanasia. An Empirical Study Among Italian Students

    • Francesco Zaccaria, Francis-Vincent Anthony, Carl Sterkens
    Pages 105-137

  7. Religion, Human Rights and Matters of Life and Death: Exploring Attitude Toward Abortion and Euthanasia Among Adolescents in England and Wales

    • Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna, Abdullah Sahin
    Pages 139-159

  8. The Right to Life: A Perspective of Young Palestinian Muslims

    • Raymond J. Webb, Fatma Jamal Asa’d
    Pages 161-186

  9. Attitudes Towards the Right to Life and the Religiosity of Young People in Lithuania

    • Milda Ališauskienė, Aušra Maslauskaitė
    Pages 187-207

  10. Death Penalty and the Right to Life. A Comparative Empirical Study in Tanzania and Nigeria

    • Clement Fumbo, Modestus Adimekwe, Hans-Georg Ziebertz
    Pages 209-242

  11. Religion and Attitudes Towards Abortion and Euthanasia Among Young People in Poland and Norway

    • Pål Ketil Botvar, Claudia Sarti, Katarzyna Zielińska, Marcin K. Zwierżdżyński
    Pages 243-270

  12. Religion, Trust in Institutions and Attitudes Towards Abortion: A Comparison of Lutheran and Orthodox Countries

    • Olga Breskaya, Pål Ketil Botvar, Anders Sjöborg, Silviu Rogobete
    Pages 271-299

  13. Correction to: Religion and Attitudes Towards Abortion and Euthanasia Among Young People in Poland and Norway

    • Pål Ketil Botvar, Claudia Sarti, Katarzyna Zielińska, Marcin K. Zwierżdżyński
    Pages C1-C1

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 301-3006
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About this book

This book considers how the termination of life might be accepted in the view of a general obligation to protect life. It features more than 10 papers written by scholars from 14 countries that offer international comparative empirical research. Inside, readers will find case studies from such areas as: India, Chile, Germany, Italy, England, Palestine, Lithuania, Nigeria, and Poland.

The papers focus on three limitations of the right to life: the death penalty, abortion, and euthanasia. The contributors explore how young people understand and evaluate the right to life and its limitations. The book presents unique empirical research among today's youth and reveals that, among other concepts, religiosity matters. It provides insight into the acceptance, perception, and legitimation of human rights by people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.

This investigation rigorously tests for inter-individual differences regarding political and judicial rights on religious grounds, while controlling for other characteristics. It will help readers better understand the many facets of this fundamental, yet controversial, philosophical question. The volume will be of interest to students, researchers, as well as general readers searching for answers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Theology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Hans-Georg Ziebertz

  • Department of Practical Theology, Apulian Theological Faculty, Bari, Italy

    Francesco Zaccaria

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Ziebertz is Professor for Practical Theology, University of Würzburg, Germany. He is coordinator of the international research project “Religion and Human Rights”, many publications on these issues.

Francesco Zaccaria is Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, Apulian Theological Faculty, Bari, Italy.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Euthanasia, Abortion, Death Penalty and Religion - The Right to Life and its Limitations

  • Book Subtitle: International Empirical Research

  • Editors: Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Francesco Zaccaria

  • Series Title: Religion and Human Rights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98773-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98772-9Published: 27 November 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98773-6Published: 16 November 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2510-4306

  • Series E-ISSN: 2510-4314

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 306

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights, Religion and Society

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