Protestant Origins of Human Rights Challenged
This paper will challenge common views about Protestantism as the originator or foremost promoter of human rights. The idea of a Protestant origin is launched by Georg Jellinek and disputed by Emile Boutmy. The idea is still current and John Witte can thus claim that Protestantism was in part a huma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Akureyri
2017-08-01
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Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
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Online Access: | https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-12-no-2-2017/conference-procceding/protestant-origins-human-rights-challenged/ |
Summary: | This paper will challenge common views about Protestantism as the originator or foremost promoter of human rights. The idea of a Protestant origin is launched by Georg Jellinek and disputed by Emile Boutmy. The idea is still current and John Witte can thus claim that Protestantism was in part a human rights movement. The point of departure for this strain of thinking is religious toleration, which is seen as a particularly Protestant achievement. We will argue that a more precise notion of what 18th-century human rights were and a closer look at mainstream Protestant political philosophy will tell another story. |
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ISSN: | 1670-6242 1670-6242 |