Introduction

Autor(en)
Sigrid Müller, Nenad Polgar, Katharina Mairinger, Todd A. Salzman
Abstrakt

Two generations after the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there is a need to evaluate what has been achieved when it comes to discussions on human dignity and human rights in terms of their foundations and applications. This issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society addresses this task from the point of view of theological ethics and religious studies. Part One of this collection provides a solid foundation for defining human dignity and promoting human rights. Part Two demonstrates how this foundation can be applied to current and pressing ethical, legal, and theological issues confronting humanity, by addressing four exemplary issues (homosexuality, gender, migrants, and climate change). Combined, these essays point a way forward for the ongoing development of a comprehensive, comprehensible, consistent, and credible definition of human dignity and human rights and their role in addressing ongoing ethical, legal, and theological issues.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Systematische Theologie und Ethik
Externe Organisation(en)
Creighton University
Journal
Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society
Band
6
Seiten
1-8
Anzahl der Seiten
8
ISSN
2365-3140
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30965/23642807-00601001
Publikationsdatum
07-2020
ÖFOS 2012
603213 Moraltheologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Arts and Humanities(all), Religious studies, Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/introduction(5cce1269-3d7a-4c28-9173-1fda221b8dfe).html