Human Rights in a Divided World

Catholicism as a Living Tradition

David Hollenbach, David Hollenbach, SJ

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781647124274, 9781647124267
• eBook ISBN: 9781647124281
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

An astute case for Catholic engagement with human rights for all

Human rights should protect the dignity and well-being of all people. But in today’s deeply divided world, some argue that cultural differences and economic inequality undermine their universality.

In Human Rights in a Divided World, David Hollenbach offers a comprehensive and cohesive analysis of the challenges to human rights, suggesting that today’s global realities call for important developments rooted in Catholic ethics. This work of theological social ethics draws on a range of disciplines to address the question of whether or not human rights remain valid as universal standards for action in a multicultural, religiously pluralistic, and economically unequal world. Hollenbach provides a compelling account of the contribution that Catholic ethics and practice make to an unequal world. He applies the proposed understanding of human rights to several issues that are much debated today, including religious freedom, the rights of refugees and other forced migrants, economic rights in the face of significant inequality, and the rights of women.

Human Rights in a Divided World offers a clear path forward for the church in its engagement with politics and guidance for students of human rights as well as those working to advance them.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1 A Living Tradition
• Part I. The Roots of Rights
• Part II. The Right to Religious Freedom
• Part III. Economic Rights and Equality
• Part IV. The Rights of Refugees and Migrants
• Part V. The Rights of Women
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author