Public international law: human rights

It has been maintained that the secular nature of modern human rights makes them incompatible with the religious orientation of African and non-Western societies.

The Queen, when she was 21, declared that her whole life whether it was long or short would be devoted to service.

This book provides an essential resource for studies in religion and politics.

Since September 11, Western governments have legitimized and empowered "e;nonviolent Islamists"e; as representatives of Islam for all Muslims in the West, an approach that has worried Muslim moderates.

The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Religion is prevalent in world politics today, and international relation theory is at pains to understand and explain this phenomenon.

The first biography in English of an extraordinary polymath whose great genius was stifled and finally extinguished by the Soviet Union.

Scholars in International Relations concerned with religion and its relations to world politics are rhetorically constructing a powerful modern myth.

The Queen, when she was 21, declared that her whole life whether it was long or short would be devoted to service.

The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment governs the relationship between the institutions of the church and those of the state; the Supreme Court, as arbiter of the Constitution, has, since 1947, sought to determine where the line between the two should be drawn.

Writing has come face-to-face with a most crucial juncture: to negotiate with the inescapable presence of violence.

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali considers the impact that aggressive secularism, radical Islamism and multiculturalism are having on the Western world, and particularly Britain.

Politics of Fear, Practices of Hope is about the relationship between two hugely influential ideas in political life: fear and hope.

The work examines how the attitudes and preferences of various Christian groups in the United States can influence U.

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali considers the impact that aggressive secularism, radical Islamism and multiculturalism are having on the Western world, and particularly Britain.

This comparative survey of the secularization policies of the Soviet Union and China looks at the suppression, survival, and revival of religion in both countries.

Looking at topics across the spectrum of America's wars, religious groups, personalities, and ideas, this volume shows that even in an increasingly secular society, religious roots and values run deep throughout American society and are elevated in times of war.

In the days of Moses, blasphemy was the mortal offence of failing to respect the divine.

This invaluable resource investigates U.

Through sections containing overview essays and reference entries related to particular religions, this resource explores the rise of religious violence, hate crime, and persecution around the world.

Containing 40 visually coded maps of the fifty states, this book offers an unprecedented look at America's diverse legal landscape.

This book addresses the impact of developments surrounding the freedom of expression of judges by building on the experience of judges themselves, legal practitioners and academics across Europe.

Different understandings of the word secular are at the root of Americas domestic and international political conflicts.

Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad:A Great Council of the Church When and WhyThe purpose of publishing the papers presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of Orthodox Christian Laity is to improve lay and clergy literacy on the conference topic of The Need for a Great and Holy Council.

Millions in our nation are under some type of judicial sanction, with some individuals behind bars but the majority serving their sentences while living and working among us.

Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order.

The first step of any great journey can be the riskiest one of all.

Time is an abducted child's worst enemy.

Offering rare insiders perspectives, Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World is a comprehensive survey of correctional programming and management styles used across nations.

Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order.

Change is an inevitable part of any correctional institution, as new trends and initiatives constantly bombard the system.

Throughout her history America has possessed a rich religious component largely comprised of different traditions of the Christian faith.

Timothy Goeglein spent nearly eight years in the White House as President George W.

Challenges to religious liberty are increasingly common today as historical Christianity comes into conflict with a new, secular orthodoxy.

Faith in the Fight tells a story of religion, soldiering, suffering, and death in the Great War.

How did a nation founded as a homeland for South Asian Muslims, most of whom follow a tolerant nonthreatening form of Islam, become a haven for Al Qaeda and a rogue's gallery of domestic jihadist and sectarian groups?

The International Criminal Court ushers in a new era in the protection of human rights.

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century.

They Make a Difference: Men Say NO contains a selection of nine interviews conducted by journalist Hada Sarhan during the tumultuous years following the 2003 occupation of Iraq.