Human rights, civil rights

This book explores the history and evolution of sanctuary and asylum as a legal concept including treaties, laws, and court rulings by major geographic areas around the world, influences of Hebrew [Old Testament], classical sanctuary theory and practices,

Of the approximately seven million Palestinian refugees around the world, more than 650,000 are living in camps along the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Why did the African-Americans fight so hard for their civil rights?

A classic of faith-based activism-updated for a new generation.

Pope Paul VI's notion of "e;integral human development,"e; which was endorsed by his successors including Pope Francis, broke with the modern project of purely economic and technological development, resulting in an original understanding of development.

In this important book of Quaker spirituality, Jim Newby writes about his spiritual journey and the ways he has sought to navigate an increasingly complex world and understand his purpose in it.

Cesar Chavez was one tough fellow.

In what we tell ourselves is an age of reason, we are behaving increasingly irrationally.

In a time of political turmoil, how should we pray?

Politics and Religion: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the complex interactions between politics and religion in both domestic and international contexts.

That American forces should torture prisoners in their "e;war"e; on terror is disturbing, but more shocking still is that the highest officials of the Bush-Cheney administration planned, authorized, encouraged, and concealed these war crimes.

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.

How is it that the person who created and defined the field of Black Studies and drafted Dr.

The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?

When Politics Meets Religion presents a fresh exploration of the relationship between religion and politics worldwide.

The term immigration law has come up many times in the news during the past few years.

Empowered by the Brand New Congress initiative in 2018, evangelical pastor and progressive Republican Robb Ryerse embarked on a long-shot, grassroots congressional campaign against Steve Womack, one of the most powerful Republican incumbents in Washington, DC.

The leader of Burma's democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr.

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The connections between religion and violence are complex and multifaceted.

Pentecostals and Nonviolence explores how a distinctly Pentecostal-charismatic peace witness might be reinvigorated and sustained in the twenty-first century.

Too often, all oppressed people in America are lumped together under the moniker "e;people of color,"e; as if each group's experience under the yoke of systemic racism has the same economic and social repercussions.

Remembering those we've lost, and empowering those of the future Stitching Stolen Lives is an in-depth look at the mission and work of the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project.

Packed with over 200 color photos, this visual journey through Black history and the Civil Rights Movement is told through the objectsbuttons, badges, flyers, pennants, posters, and moredesigned by activists as tools to advance the fight for justice and freedom, offering a unique perspective on the Civil Rights Movement from Emancipation through the present day.

In 1994, artistic freedom pertaining inter alia to literature was enshrined in the South African Constitution.

Anatomy of the new breed of state regulation colonising everyday life.

A transformative exploration of queer theology and the debate around same-sex marriage within the Church.

Across the world, grassroots movements for change are growing in number, skill, and impact on society.

This book examines the implications of information security which plays such an important role in modern digital infrastructure.

The introduction of FOI in Ireland was a watershed moment in Irish democracy.

Explore the Boundaries of ExpressionDelve into the intricate dance of free speech in the United States.

Explore the Boundaries of ExpressionDelve into the intricate dance of free speech in the United States.

This special issue of Studies in Law, Politics and Society focuses on law and the liberal state; presenting an interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach to analysis of law and liberty.

In 2009 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill became a top global news story.

Social movement scholars have become increasingly interested in the role of stories in contentious politics.

Negotiating sovereignty and human rights takes the transatlantic conflict over the International Criminal Court as a lens for an enquiry into the normative foundations of international society.

Church, nation and race compares the worldviews and factors that promoted or, indeed, opposed antisemitism amongst Catholics in Germany and England after the First World War.

What was distinctive about the founding principles and practices of Quakerism?

The term 'terrorism' is often applied exclusively to non-state groups or specific 'rogue states'.

Negotiating sovereignty and human rights takes the transatlantic conflict over the International Criminal Court as a lens for an enquiry into the normative foundations of international society.

Critical Perspectives on Human Rights provides cutting-edge interventions into contemporary perspectives on rights, ethics and global justice.

Navigate the world's belief systems with this faith-filled resource!

Must reading for anyone feeling too busy or too stressed and seeking to simplify their lifeto listen to the longings of their heart.

An underground sensation, Secret and Suppressed confronts the reader with disquieting revelations on mind control, secret societies, media disinformation, cults and elite cabals.

This volume examines the possibility - or need - of a revitalization of pacifism as a world-political practice.

The book aims to explore the foresight of prominent Middle Eastern authors and artists who anticipated the Arab Spring, which resulted in demands for change in the repressive and corrupted regimes.

Contemporary Mexico faces a complex crisis of violence and insecurity with high levels of impunity and the lack of an effective rule of law.

This monograph offers a longitudinal analysis of the developments in the European fundamental rights arena during the last decade.

From the Great Depression in the twentieth century to the Great Recession in the twenty-first, systemic banking crises have been a recurring problem for both developing and developed countries.

This edited collection considers Greek American formal and informal educational efforts, institutions, and programs, broadly conceived, as they evolved over time throughout the United States.