Judaism and Human Rights: Second Edition
Areligion or a culture like Judaism, at least three thousand years old, cannot be expected to be all of one piece, homogeneous, self-contained, consistent, a neatly constructed system of ideas. If Judaism were that, it would have died centuries ago and would be a subject of interest only to the historian and archaeologist. Judaism has been a living force precisely because it is a teeming, thundering, and clamoring phenomenon, full of contrary tendencies and inconsistencies. Although there are...
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Introduction to Transaction Edition1Preface11Introduction13Pt. IBorn Free and Equal23Editor's Note25Man's Dignity in God's World27Judaism and Equality33A Common Humanity under One God55Many Are Called and Many Are Chosen75Pt. IIThe Rule of Law85Editor's Note87The Bible and the Rule of Law89Kingship under the Judgment of God92The Rule of a Higher Law99Pt. IIIThe Democratic Ideal115Editor's Note117Judaism and the Democratic Ideal119Foundations of Democracy in the Scriptures and Talmud140Democratic Aspirations in Talmudic Judaism145Pt. IVFreedom of Conscience157Editor's Note159Conscience and Civil Disobedience161Freedom of Religion - Absolute and Inalienable179The Right of Dissent and Intellectual Liberty190Pt. VLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness213Editor's Note215The Good Life216The Right of Privacy225There Shall Be No Poor234Pt. VIThe Earth Is the Lord's247Editor's Note249Man as Temporary Tenant251Do Not Destroy!259Ecology and the Jewish Tradition265Pt. VIIPursuit of Peace275Editor's Note277The Vision of Micah278Pt. VIIIHuman Rights in an Israeli Context289Religious Freedom and Religious Coercion in the State of Israel291In God's Image: The Religious Imperative of Equality Under Law335The Values of a Jewish and Democratic State: The Task of Reaching a Synthesis353Contributors419Index421
