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Reformed traditions and Human Rights : friends or foes?
Kwan, Kai-Man
Kwan, Kai-Man
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Kwan, Kai-Man
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China
Christian ethics
Witte, John, 1959-
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605
Althusius, Johannes, 1557-1638
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Human rights
Theology, Protestant
Christian ethics
Witte, John, 1959-
Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605
Althusius, Johannes, 1557-1638
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Human rights
Theology, Protestant
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Asian theologies
Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregational
Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregational
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This paper reviews the influence of Reformed traditions on the doctrine of human rights. By surveying the historical work done by quite a few able and respectable scholars (religious and non-religious), a serious case for this claim can be made. If religious sources of human rights cannot be discounted completely, then the dialogue between religious thought and human rights should not be unidirectional. In the final sections of this paper, reflections will be made on how the dialogue between Christian thought and human rights may be conducted.
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2020
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Christian Study Centre on Chinese Religion and Culture, Chung Chi College, Shatin, Hong Kong