Description
Hogan makes a most valuable contribution to the cause of human rights worldwide and across cultures. She mounts a persuasive case for the universality of human rights, addressing postcolonial, feminist, and postmodern critiques. An essential work. -- David Hollenbach, SJ, Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor, Senior Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University A book as deep as it is clear, one that gets under the skin of what human rights mean today-thoroughly contemporary but in a way that never loses sight of the power of the past to mold the present. A great achievement. -- Conor Gearty, Director, Institute of Public Affairs, London School of Economics
About the Author
Linda Hogan is vice provost / chief academic officer and a professor of ecumenics at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of Confronting the Truth: Conscience in the Catholic Tradition and coeditor of Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics: Conversations in the World Church.
Reviews
An invaluable contribution to the politics, discourse, and field of human rights. International Journal of Public Theology Hogan seeks to map a route towards the rehabilitation of the idea of human rights and proposes that it is 'both theoretically possible and politically necessary for theologians to keep faith with human rights.' She succeeds in her endeavour, going beyond her modestly stated ambition and delivering an impressive defence of what, arguably, is modernity's greatest achievement... An important work. It deserves to cause pause for thought before delivery of the next papal address at the UN. Irish Times
Awards
Commended for CPA Book Award for Faithful Citizenship 6 (United States) and Catholic Press Association Book Award for Faithful Citizenship and Catholic Press Association Book Award for Faithful Citizenship 6 (United States).
Book Information
ISBN 9781626162334
Author Linda Hogan
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Georgetown University Press
Publisher Georgetown University Press
Weight(grams) 340g