• Freedom, Persecution, and the Status of Christian Minorities

    Author(s):
    M. Christian Greene, John Witte, Jr. (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Subject(s):
    Law, Religion, Human rights
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Religious Freedom, Persecution, Church-State Relations, Law and Religion
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/3hs3-h303
    Abstract:
    This chapter explores issues of religious freedom and religious persecution faced by Christian minorities around the world. It describes the nature and scope of religious rights and analyzes various forms of religious persecution against prevailing international human rights instruments. It also provides case studies of recent persecution of Christian minorities in Afghanistan, Burma, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. The chapter concludes with an argument that religious liberty for all peaceable forms of faith is a fundamental human right, and an essential part of every just human rights and constitutional regime.
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    Publisher:
    Wiley Blackwell
    Pub. Date:
    2016
    Book Title:
    The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity
    Author/Editor:
    Lamin Sanneh and Michael J. McClymond
    Page Range:
    330 - 349
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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