VII. The Rights of Dissenters

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. I. A New Global Right: Religious Freedom 1
4. II. The Dimensions of the Freedom of Religion and of Conscience 8
5. III. Religion in the Structure of the United Nations 30
6. IV. Religious Freedom in the United States 48
7. V. Religious Freedom and the European Court of Human Rights 86
8. VI. Vatican II Vigorously Defends Religious Freedom 96
9. VII. The Rights of Dissenters 113
10. VIII. Religious Freedom and Issues of Gender and Sexuality 134
11. IX. When Governments Repress and Persecute Religion 151
12. X. The People’s Republic of China and Religious Freedom 165
13. XI. Religious Freedom and the Muslim World 181
14. XII. The World’s Jewish Community and Religious Freedom 191
15. XIII. Questions of God and Caesar 212
16. Appendix A. United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981) 247
17. Appendix B. Vatican II Statement on the Jews 253
18. Selected Bibliography 255
19. Index 257