Creeds, society, and human rights :

Stackhouse, Max L.

Creeds, society, and human rights : a study in three cultures / Max L. Stackhouse. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1984. - xii, 315 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : perspectives, focus, and methods -- The roots of human rights : ancient and medieval -- The Western revolutionary tradition : a longitudinal interpretation -- Human rights and society in modern America : cross-sectional encounters -- Religion and society in a Marxist land : a cross-sectional encounter -- The Socialist creed : a longitudinal interpretation -- Religion and society in India : a cross-sectional encounter -- India's social ethic : a longitudinal interpretation -- Toward comparative evaluations.

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Civil rights.
Human rights.
Social justice.
Social ethics.
Ethics, Comparative.

JC571 / .S77 1984