John Witte, Jr.

John Witte Jr. is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonza L. McDonald Family Foundation Distinguished Professor, and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.

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Friday, November 16th, 2007

Human rights in a secular age?

secular_age.jpgThe theme of loss is…a deep undercurrent in Taylor’s account. One question that those of us working in the area of religion and human rights might pose of Taylor’s study to ascertain its implications for our field is: What is the fate of human rights—particularly religious rationales for human rights, respect for “religious human rights,” and the engagement of religious believers and religious bodies in struggles for human rights around the globe?

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