Volume 1: The Jewish Tradition; Volume 2: The Christian Tradition; Volume 3: The Islamic Tradition; Volume 4: The Hindu Tradition; Volume 5: The Buddhist Tradition.
Covering the world's major religions, these five volumes together provide a comprehensive examination of the way these faiths view human rights, from ancient times to the present.
WILLIAM H. BRACKNEY is Principal and Professor of Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario.
"This ambitious and valuable reference work examines the history of
human rights from the perspective of the world's five major
religious traditions. A recognized, distinguished expert in a
specific religion prepared each volume; all of the authors'
credentials demonstrate a focus on human rights or ethical
studies....This set will be indispensable to those researching
human rights in religion, as it pulls together important elements
of the topic previously unavailable in a single reference work.
Essential. Academic libraries serving lower-level undergraduates
through faculty/researchers." - Choice
"Raising important issues about religion and human rights, this
clearly written set is not only worthwhile for advanced students
but also accessible to mature high school students. Highly
recommended for both public and academic libararies." - Library
Journal
"[T]his series provides a remarkable contribution to the field of
human rights. It involves primary readings and meticulous
bibliographies that open doors to further study. Readable,
interesting and wide-ranging, this set will be a crucial resource
in human rights discourse for years to come." - Science & Theology
News
"In a world where religion so often divides, it is hard to find
agreement on so volatile an issue as human rights, but the authors
of this five-volume series have done a remarkable job." -
MultiCultural Review
"These volumes are useful for the casual reader since each volume
is carefully outlined and indexed to allow for quick location of
specific topics. Especially interesting and potentially useful are
the biographical sketches of Christian leaders in human rights." -
PERSPECTIVES on Science and Christian Faith
"Al-Rahim's text provides a good analysis of human rights in the
first five centuries and the last century of the Islamic
tradition." - Studies in Religion
"Muddathir 'Abd al-Rahim is widely recognized as both a theorist
and practitioner in Islamic traditions. He brings his scholarship
to bear on some of the most relevant issues of human rights in
Islam but the scholarship does not stand in the way of
comprehensiveness and lucidity. His book is an engrossing and
well-written volume, and a unique contribution to the exponentially
expanding literature on human rights. We recommend Dr. Muddathir
'Abd al-Rahim's book to the readers with highest enthusiasm." - The
Muslim World Book Review
"Robert Florida is to be commended for having taken on this
challenging task--since there is no real human rights tradition in
Buddhism; it obviously took considerable work to assemble the
sources and link together a series of ideas that are not
necessarily related within the tradition. He has produced a book
that many of us will wish to own and to consult when we attempt to
addres the question of human rights whether raised by our students
or our colleagues." - Studies in Religion
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