Religion and Human Rights

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Christianity, Islam, and Human Rights in Bulgaria

   • Simeon Evstatiev, Plamen Makariev, Daniela Kalkandjieva

   Pages 1-17

3. Religion and Human Rights in Croatia

   • Gordan Črpić, Željko Tanjić

   Pages 19-29

4. Religions and Human Rights in France

   • Régis Dericquebourg

   Pages 31-44

5. Georgian Orthodox Church and Human Rights: Challenges to Georgian Society

   • Sophie Zviadadze

   Pages 45-60

6. Human Rights and Religion in Germany

   • Alexander Unser, Hans-Georg Ziebertz

   Pages 61-83

7. Current Debates About Religion and Human Rights in Greece

   • Nikos Maghioros, Christos N. Tsironis

   Pages 85-92

8. Catholic Church, Young People, and Human Rights in Italy

   • Francesco Zaccaria

   Pages 93-102

9. Perspectives on Human Rights and Religion in Moldova

   • Svetlana Suveica, Vitalie Spranceana

   Pages 103-112

10. Reflections on Human Rights and Religion in Norway

    • Pål Ketil Botvar

    Pages 113-122

11. Human Rights and Religion in Palestine

    • Raymond J. Webb

    Pages 123-135

12. The Roman Catholic Church and Human Rights in Poland

    • Katarzyna Zielińska

    Pages 137-149

13. History and Current Debates on Human Rights and Religion in Serbia

    • Milan Podunavac

    Pages 151-160

14. Less Religion and More Human Rights in Spain?

    • Lluis Oviedo

    Pages 161-171

15. Negative and Positive Freedom of Religion: The Ambiguous Relation of Religion and Human Rights in Sweden

    • Anders Sjöborg

    Pages 173-181

16. Human Rights from a Tanzanian Perspective

    • Clement Fumbo

    Pages 183-194

17. Religion and Human Rights: The Case of Ukraine

    • Viktor Yelensky

    Pages 195-206

This book examines the relationship between human rights and religiosity. It discusses whether the impact of religiosity on human rights is liberational or suppressive, and sheds light on the direction in which the relationship between religion and human rights is expected to develop. The questions explored in this volume are: Which are the rights that are currently debated or under pressure? What is the position on human rights that churches and religious communities represent? Are there tensions between churches, religious communities and the state? Which rights are especially relevant for young people and which relate to adolescents life-world experiences? Covering 17 countries, the book describes two separate, yet connected studies. The first study presents research by experts from individual countries describing the state of human rights and neuralgic points anticipated in individual societies. The other study presents specific findings on the relationship between these two social phenomena from empirical research in a population of high school students. Studying this particular population allows insights into social trends, value systems and attitudes on human rights, as well as an indication of the likely directions of development, and potential room for intervention.

• Christianity and human rights
• Comparative religious research
• Empirical human rights research
• Empirical research on religion
• Freedom of religion
• Human rights and religion
• International research program on Religion and Human Rights
• Islam and human rights
• Youth, religion and human rights

• Institute of Practical Theology, Würzburg, Germany

  Hans-Georg Ziebertz

• Hrvatsko katolicko sveuciliste, Zagreb, Croatia

  Gordan Črpić

Dr. Hans-Georg Ziebertz is professor for Practical Theology / Religious Education at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He is the coordinator of the international research program Religion and Human Rights. Dr. Gordan Crpic is professor for Sociology and Vice-Rector of the Catholic University in Zagreb, Croatia, and he is member of the international research program Religion and Human Rights.

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