The Ethics of Human Rights

Esther D Reed is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews.

1. The Question of Rights 2. On the Relation between Divine Law and Human Law 3. Revelation and Christ the Measure of ""Natural"" Rights 4. Human Rights and a Tropological Reading of Genesis 9: 1-17 5. God's Command to ""Multiply"" and the Right to Reproduce 6. Animal Rights and the Responsibilities of ""Dominion"" 7. War, Democracy, and the Retreat from Human Rights

Esther Reed brings together her reading of the Bible and her reading of the contemporary world to make the case that the Protestant churches should give their wholehearted support to the human rights movement. At the same time, she warns against the hi-jacking of the human rights agenda by the wealthy and the powerful. This is a powerfully argued, creative and persuasive book. --Nicholas Sagovsky, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey and Adjunct Professor of Theology and Public Life at Liverpool Hope University Reed's text makes a significant contribution to the theological discussion regarding theology, theological ethics, and human rights. -- Nancy J. Duff, Princeton Theological Seminary -- Studies in Christian Ethics