
Christianity and Human Rights: Perspectives from Hungary
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In Europe, Christianity played a crucial role in the development of the concept of freedom. However, the creation of the human rights construct has primarily been formulated as an achievement of the Enlightenment, viewing the ideals of Christianity as a spiritual current and social organising force that restricts the freedom of the individual. The essays collected in this volume clearly show that the intertwining of culture, values, law and religion, especially Christianity, constitutes a special area of legal studies, and this is a research field which requires much fuller exploration. The individual papers focus on the legal questions raised by liberties, such as the right to human dignity and to the freedom of expression, religion and thought. All the authors contributing to this volume are academics from Hungary, and their papers are statements in a very timely and highly debated issue, which is of utmost importance, not only in their home country, but also in all Europe.
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction
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Freedom and LawThe Law of the Ancient, the Rights of the Modern
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The Legal and Theological Concepts of Christian Liberty
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Freedom of Religion, Public Good, Christian CulturePerspectives for Finding New (Old) Foundations
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Christianity and Human RightsFrom the Point of View of Human Dignity
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What is Freedom?Freedom in the Context of Constitutional Law and the Bible: Similarities and Differences
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The Constitutionality of Conscience
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Human Rights as a Political DoctrineThe Case of Freedom of Conscience
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The Religion of Human RightsDebates and Interpretations
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Pierre Manent on Natural Law and Human Rights
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The Duty of DisobedienceA Source of Modern Political Imagination
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Searching for the Paradise LostA Post-Christian Crisis or a Christian Society?
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The Protection of Creation and Human Rights
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Legal Personality and the Right to Life and Dignity in Contemporary Catholic Natural Law Philosophy
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Marriage and Family as Christian and European Values
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The Bavarian Crucifix CaseOne of the Biggest Crises of the Bundesverfassungsgericht
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Confectionery Excellence in the Flow of Religion and PoliticsCakes and Constitutional Rights before the British and American Supreme Courts
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Index

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