Tensions within and between Religions and Human Rights

Johannes A. (Hans) van der Ven, PhD Nijmegen 1973, Honorary Doctor Lund 1998, is research associate for religion and human rights in the department of political philosophy at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He publishes extensively on religion and human rights in a theoretical and empirical perspective including Human Rights or Religious Rules? Brill, Leiden 2010.Hans-Georg Ziebertz, PhD theol. 1990 Nijmegen, PhD rer.soc Tübingen 1993, is chair of Practical Theology /Religious Education at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Recent publications: Youth in Europe, Münster, volume 1, 2 & 3, LIT, Münster 2009: Gender in Islam und Christentum, Münster, LIT 2010; Menschenrechte, Christentum und Islam, LIT, Münster 2010.

• Introduction1. Universality of human rights and the need for parsimonyJean-Pierre Wils2. Freedom of Religion and Criminal Law: A Legal Appraisal. From the Principle of Separation of Church and State to the Principle of Pluralist Democracy?Piet Hein van Kempen3. On the Foundations of Human rights. Religious and Secular Approaches in the West and in IslamMathias Rohe4. Religious liberty in political perspectiveJohannes A. van der Ven5. The Impact of Religion on Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech among Young SwedesAnders Sjöborg6. Human Rights among Muslims and Christians in Palestine and GermanyRaymond J. Webb, Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Jack Curran, and Marion Reindl7. Women Rights and Religion among Christian and Islamic Students in TanzaniaLeo W.J.M. van der Tuin & Clement D. Fumbo8. Religious Socialisation and Values as Predictors of Human Rights Attitudes. An empirical study among Christian and Muslim adolescents in GermanyHans-Georg Ziebertz & Marion Reindl