For all peoples and all nations : Christian churches and human rights / John Nurser ; foreword by David Little.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Advancing human rights seriesPublication details: Geneva, Switzerland : WCC Publications, c2005.Description: xix, 220 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 2825414158
  • 9782825414156
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.709 N937f
LOC classification:
  • BT738.15 .N87 2005a
Other classification:
  • 11.62
  • BL 6220
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : revisiting a myth -- The idea : to universalize "Christendom" -- The man : Fred Nolde -- To write a just and durable peace -- Mobilizing Christian forces -- The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- Preparing for San Francisco -- The charter of the United Nations Organization -- An ecumenical instrument -- Finding a text -- Declaring human rights -- Conclusion : faith and human rights need each other.

Originally published in the U.S. by Georgetown University Press (2005) under the title: For all peoples and all nations: the ecumenical church and human rights.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.

Introduction : revisiting a myth -- The idea : to universalize "Christendom" -- The man : Fred Nolde -- To write a just and durable peace -- Mobilizing Christian forces -- The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- Preparing for San Francisco -- The charter of the United Nations Organization -- An ecumenical instrument -- Finding a text -- Declaring human rights -- Conclusion : faith and human rights need each other.

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