Judaism and human rights /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton,
[1972]
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| Series: | B'nai B'rith Jewish heritage classics.
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Table of Contents:
- Born free and equal: Man's dignity in God's world, by M. R. Konvitz. Judaism and equality, by E. Rackman. A common humanity under one God, by W. A. Irwin. Many are called and many are chosen, by M. R. Konvitz
- The rule of law: The Bible and the rule of law, by Lord Acton. Kingship under the judgment of God, by H. Frankfort. The rule of a higher law, by W. A. Irwin
- The democratic ideal: Judaism and the democratic ideal, by M. R. Konvitz. Foundations of democracy in the Scriptures and Talmud, by L. R. Finkelstein. Democratic aspirations in Talmudic Judaism, by B. Z. Bokser
- Freedom of conscience: Conscience and civil disobedience, by M. R. Konvitz. Freedom of religion--absolute and inalienable, by M. Mendelssohn. The right of dissent and intellectual liberty, by R. Gordis
- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: The good life, by M. R. Konvitz. The right of privacy, by N. Lamm. There shall be no poor, by R. G. Hirsch
- The earth is the Lord's: Man as temporary tenant, by S. Belkin. Do not destroy! By S. R. Hirsch. Ecology and the Jewish Tradition, by E. G. Freudenstein
- Pursuit of peace: The vision of Micah, by R. Gordis.