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For all peoples and all nations : Christian churches and human rights /
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TextSeries: Advancing human rights | Advancing human rights seriesPublication details: Geneva, Switzerland : WCC Publications, ©2005.Description: xix, 220 Pages. ; 24 cmISBN: - 2825414158
- United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches -- History -- 20th century
- Ecumenical movement -- History -- 20th century
- Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches -- History -- 20th century
- Ecumenical movement -- History -- 20th century
Contents:
Introduction : revisiting a myth -- The idea : to universalize "Christendom" -- The man : Fred Nolde -- To write a just and durable peace -- Mobilizing Christian forces -- The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- Preparing for San Francisco -- The charter of the United Nations Organization -- An ecumenical instrument -- Finding a text -- Declaring human rights -- Conclusion : faith and human rights need each other.
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First published in the U.S. by Georgetown University Press (2005) under the title: For all peoples and all nations: the ecumenical church and human rights.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
Introduction : revisiting a myth -- The idea : to universalize "Christendom" -- The man : Fred Nolde -- To write a just and durable peace -- Mobilizing Christian forces -- The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- Preparing for San Francisco -- The charter of the United Nations Organization -- An ecumenical instrument -- Finding a text -- Declaring human rights -- Conclusion : faith and human rights need each other.
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