The Theological Problem with Human Rights

Most modern Western Christians are enthusiastic about the idea of human rights.  For who can deny that the modern idea of universal, inalienable human rights has brought about much good in the world?  Despite some problems and ambiguities with the discourse of human rights, the concept of human rights has provided a common ethical discourse … Read more

The Problem with Human Rights

One of the most influential moral and political ideas of the modern period has been the idea of human rights.  In 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America declared, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain … Read more