Christ and human rights : the transformative engagement /
George Newlands.
- Aldershot ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2006.
- ix, 218 p. ; 24 cm.
- Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective .
- Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index Includes Web resources
Introduction : the centrality of rights -- Jesus Christ and the hope of rights -- Rights, cultures, and transcendence : ambiguity and tension -- Human rights, history and Christology -- The hermeneutics of rights in the history of interpretation -- Christology in human rights focus : towards a humane christology -- Christology in relation to global human rights strategy - Rights reconsidered : building a postfoundational pathway -- Christology for human rights -- Making rights stick