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ISBN: 1108236286 1108244394 1108416314 1108246109 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
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While almost everyone has heard of human rights, few will have reflected in depth on what human rights are, where they originate from and what they mean. A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights - accessibly written without being superficial - addresses these questions and provides a multifaceted introduction to legal philosophy. The point of departure is the famous 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides a frame for engagement with western legal philosophy. Thomas Mertens sketches the philosophical and historical background of the Declaration, discusses the ten most important human rights with the help of key philosophers, and ends by reflecting on the relationship between rights and duties. The basso continuo of the book is a particular world view derived from Immanuel Kant. 'Unsocial sociability' is what characterises humans, i.e. the tension between man's individual and social nature. Some human rights emphasize the first, others the second aspect. The tension between these two aspects plays a fundamental role in how human rights are interpreted and applied.
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ISBN: 9782503515243 250351524X 9782503539676 Year: 2013 Volume: 3 Publisher: Turnhout : Brepols,
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In the Middle Ages, the sermon was a powerful and versatile means of bringing the Word of God to the people. In fact, in the oral culture of that period, it was the primary medium for Christian clergy to convey religious education to lay audiences. Moreover, the sermon played an important role in the liturgy and life of the religious orders. With the growth of lay literacy the sermon collection also developed into a vernacular literary genre of its own.Two aspects of Christian piety, hopeful expectation on the one hand, and fearful anticipation on the other, were decisive factors for the shaping of religious life and practical pastoral care. Both these aspects were often brought to the fore in sermons on the Last Judgement as part of a recurrent argument against a life too much oriented towards the world. The preachers dwell on both the Particular Judgement occurring immediately after death and the General Judgement over the whole of creation at the end of times.This volume brings together scholars from several European countries with the purpose to present their research on the theme of the Last Judgement in medieval sermons. The scope of scholars is broadened to incorporate not only specialists in sermon studies, but also historians, theologians, and literary historians to encourage research along new, multi-perspectival lines.
Christian pastoral theology --- anno 500-1499 --- Sermons, Medieval --- Judgment Day --- Eschatology --- Sermons --- History and criticism. --- History of doctrines --- 251 "04/14" --- 236 "04/14" --- 251 "04/14" Homiletiek. Verkondiging. Prediking:--middeleeuwen --- Homiletiek. Verkondiging. Prediking:--middeleeuwen --- Eschatologie. De novissimis--Middeleeuwen --- Sermons médiévaux --- Jugement dernier --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Sermons [Medieval ] --- Europe --- Comparative studies --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Middle Ages, 500-1500 --- Sermons médiévaux --- Eschatologie --- Histoire des doctrines --- Etudes comparatives --- Moyen Age, 600-1500
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