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^The Ethics of Human Rights]
The Ethics of Human Rights Contested Doctrinal and Moral Issues
Esther D. Reed
Baylor University Press
© 2007 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover Design: Pamela Poll Cover image: “Ecce Homo or Christ Carrying the Cross” by Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516). Consignment: COA0049634. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium. Photo Credit: Scala/Art Resource, NY. Used by permission of Art Resource.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reed, Esther D., 1965The ethics of human rights : contested doctrinal and moral issues / Esther D. Reed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-932792-73-7 (alk. paper) 1. Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity. 2. Human rights--Religious aspects--Christianity. 3. Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects. I. Title. BT738.15.R44 2007 261.7--dc22 2007026452 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content.
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