1. Religion and Human Rights – Introductory remarks in a complex relationship
Johannes A. van der Ven (†), Hans-Georg Ziebertz and Francesco Zaccaria
EUROPE
2. The impact of religion on human rights in Italy. An empirical research among secondary school students
Francesco Zaccaria, Francis-Vincent Anthony & Carl Sterkens
3. Religion and the rights of refugees: An empirical enquiry among adolescents in England and Wales
Leslie J. Francis, Ursula McKenna & Abdullah Sahin
4. New Atheism as a predictor of human rights attitudes among Norwegian youth
Pål Ketil Botvar
5. Religion and Socio-Economic Human Rights in Post-Communist Countries: The Cases of Poland and Lithuania
Katarzyna Zielińska, Marcin K. Zwierżdżyński & Milda Ališauskienė
6. How young Muslims and Christians structure Human Rights. An empirical study in Germany
Hans-Georg Ziebertz
AFRICA
7. Exploring Attitudes towards Human Rights and the Religiosity of Adolescents in Nigeria
Modestus Adimekwe & Hans-Georg Ziebertz
8. Religious and human rights attitudes of the youth of South Africa
Jaco S Dreyer & Garth Aziz
9. Impact of religion(s) on youths’ attitudes towards Human rights in Tanzania
Clement Fumbo & Hans Georg Ziebertz
ASIA
10. Predictors of Human Rights Attitude and Activism in the Multi-religious Context of Indian Democracy: Educational Implications
Francis-Vincent Anthony & Carl Sterkens
11. Attitude toward human rights: A study among young people in Pakistan
Mandy Robbins & Sahar Nadeem Hamid
12. The Impact of Empathy and Religion on Human Rights among youth in Palestine
Raymond J. Webb, Fatma Jamal Asa’d & Carl Sterkens
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Ziebertz is professor in practical theology, University of Würzburg, Germany. He is coordinator of the international research project "Religion and Human Rights", and has many publications on these issues.
Dr. Francesco Zaccaria is in the Apulian Theological Faculty. He works on practical theology.
This volume presents the most recent joint study of the research group Religion and Human Rights. This text is comprised of studies carried out in twelve countries and divided into three parts according to their respective tree continents. Almost 10,000 youths have participated and all chapters deal with the question of whether and to what extent religious or worldview convictions hinder or favor the support of human rights.
Studies are comparative on multiple levels because of the many religious groups and countries. The studies take into account personal, religious and socio-cultural differences, showing the ambivalent role of religion in the striving to make the world safer, more democratic, just, and compassionate thru human rights. This text appeals to students and researchers.