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Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues. Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind Sharma. Albany, New York, US, State University of New York Press 2007. Pp. xi + 228. $24.95.

Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues. Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind... Book Reviews / Mission Studies 27 (2010) 235–282 241 Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues . Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind Sharma. Albany, New York, US, State University of New York Press 2007. Pp. xi + 228. $24.95. The relationship between Christianity and human rights has been complex. Secular human rights scholars are critical of any social ethics based on a divine revelation and defined by religious authorities. After all, the human rights regime is the only viable secular institution capable of ensuring religious tolerance and autonomy. It is against this background that Christianity and Human Rights seeks to reconcile the conceptual differences between Chris- tian ethics and human rights ideas. Before its twelve thematic chapters, the introductory essay by Arvind Sharma highlights the multiple links between Christianity and human rights, setting the framework for addressing relations between religion and global ethics. Part one discusses Christian influ- ences on the philosophy and practice of human rights, and Frances Adeney highlights Christian monotheism, belief in God’s close contact with humankind, the understanding of human fragility and sinfulness, and faith in a universal brotherhood as compatible with the human rights values. Max Stackhouse asserts that the individualistic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mission Studies Brill

Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues. Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind Sharma. Albany, New York, US, State University of New York Press 2007. Pp. xi + 228. $24.95.

Mission Studies , Volume 27 (2): 241 – Jan 1, 2010

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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0168-9789
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10.1163/157338310X537437
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Book Reviews / Mission Studies 27 (2010) 235–282 241 Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues . Edited by Frances S. Adeney and Arvind Sharma. Albany, New York, US, State University of New York Press 2007. Pp. xi + 228. $24.95. The relationship between Christianity and human rights has been complex. Secular human rights scholars are critical of any social ethics based on a divine revelation and defined by religious authorities. After all, the human rights regime is the only viable secular institution capable of ensuring religious tolerance and autonomy. It is against this background that Christianity and Human Rights seeks to reconcile the conceptual differences between Chris- tian ethics and human rights ideas. Before its twelve thematic chapters, the introductory essay by Arvind Sharma highlights the multiple links between Christianity and human rights, setting the framework for addressing relations between religion and global ethics. Part one discusses Christian influ- ences on the philosophy and practice of human rights, and Frances Adeney highlights Christian monotheism, belief in God’s close contact with humankind, the understanding of human fragility and sinfulness, and faith in a universal brotherhood as compatible with the human rights values. Max Stackhouse asserts that the individualistic

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