Religion and the Justification of Rights - Discussed: Faith, Freedom, and Family: New Studies in Law and Religion. By John Witte, Jr. Edited by Norman Doe and Gary S. Hauk. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2021. €99.00 (paper); €99.00 (digital). ISBN: 9783161608773. - The Blessings of Liberty: Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the Western Legal Tradition. By John WitteJr . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. 316. $24.00 (digital). ISBN: 9781108429207.

This review essay registers sincere appreciation for John Witte’s singular contribution to defending the importance of the history and interpretation of rights in the Western tradition, especially as related to Christian thought and practice. It also proposes to amend and refine his approach by high...

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1. VerfasserIn: Little, David (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Review
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Journal of law and religion
Jahr: 2023, Band: 38, Heft: 1, Seiten: 141-157
weitere Schlagwörter:B subjective rights
B Rezension
B natural and positive rights
B natural and supernatural justifications of rights
B history of rights in Western Christianity
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Zusammenfassung:This review essay registers sincere appreciation for John Witte’s singular contribution to defending the importance of the history and interpretation of rights in the Western tradition, especially as related to Christian thought and practice. It also proposes to amend and refine his approach by highlighting the difference between natural and religious justifications of rights, and by suggesting reasons for favoring the former.
ISSN:2163-3088
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2022.53