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- Freedom of religion
An Ecumenical experiment in human rights
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog1938
- Author
- Tschuy, Theo, 1925-2003
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- BT 738.15 T7E2 1985
- Author
- Tschuy, Theo, 1925-2003
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- Churches' Human Rights Programme for the Implementation of the Helsinki Final Act
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Physical_Description
- 47 p.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "The "Helsinki region" is composed of the 35 signatory states of the Helsinki Final Act. This important agreement was signed in Helsinki, Finland on 1st August 1975 by the heads of states. They represented all of the nations in Europe (except Albania), plus Canada and the United States .... In a series of consultations between 1975 and 1980 the World Council of Churches suggested that the "Helsinki Final Act be taken as the base for a common church action on human rights within the "Helsinki region". -- p. 4.
- The Churches' Human Rights Programme for the Implementation of the Helsinki Final Act was organized between 1977 and 1980 and was originally intended to be completed by August 1985. It was later agreed to extend it to the end of 1986. The Programme is sponsored by the Canadian Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and the Conference of European Churches.
- Added Entry
- Churches' Human Rights Programme for the Implementation of the Helsinki Final Act
- World Council of Churches
- Subjects
- Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1975 : Helsinki, Finland). Final act
- Human rights
- Human rights - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Civil rights
- Civil rights - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Freedom of religion
- Call Number
- BT 738.15 T7E2 1985
- Copies
- 2 copies
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
The basis of religious liberty
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog7735
- Author
- Carrillo de Albornoz, Angel Francisco, 1905-
- Publication Date
- 1963
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 741 C37 1963
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Publication Date
- 1963
- Physical_Description
- 182 p. ; 21.5 x 13.8 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] A.F. Carrillo de Albornoz, Secretariat for Religious Liberty, World Council of Churches".
- "Freedom for all to practice their faith or lack of it -- that is a principle recognized by most. But around the modern world problems abound if men try to work out the principle in practice. This book answers the questions 'What is religious liberty ?' 'Why do Christians demand it ?' and 'How can it be exercised responsibly ?' It grows out of an extensive international discussion. .... When the World Council of Churches met in New Delhi in 1961, it asked its Secretariat for Religious Liberty to prepare this statement. Dr. Carillo de Albornoz practised law in Spain before becoming a Jesuit priest and working in Rome. He is now an Anglican on the staff of the World Council of Churches and believes that religious liberty is among the problems which Christians must discuss with charity and with realism". -- back cover.
- Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- I: What is Religious Liberty ? -- What kind of religious liberty do ecumenical bodies claim ? -- Religious liberty and the various religious freedoms in ecumenical thinking -- How far do problems of conscience enter into the consideration of social religious freedom ? -- Religious liberty and human rights -- Other religious, philosophical and political conceptions of religious liberty -- II: Why Christians Demand Religious Liberty -- Are there theological grounds for religious liberty ? -- The 'status' of Man according to Christian revelation -- God's way with men -- Frontiers of the State's competence -- The problem of an understanding between Christians and non-Christians about the basis of religious freedom -- III: How Religious Freedom Can Be Exercised -- The responsible exercise of religious freedom -- Responsible freedom and Man's relationship to society -- Responsible Church -- Responsible State and the Church-State relationship -- Legal limitations of religious freedom -- Conclusions -- Appendix One: Main statements on religious liberty -- Appendix Two: Notice on the WCC Secretariat for Religious Liberty -- Appendix Three: Pertinent questions for use as the basis for discussion -- Index of Names -- Index of Organizations -- Index of Subjects.
- Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by Billing and Sons Ltd, Guildford and London.
- Series
- SCM greenbacks
- Subjects
- Freedom of religion
- Call Number
- BV 741 C37 1963
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Book sparks bomb
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article19502
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 November
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 9
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- A publishing house in Dhaka has been bombed following the release of a book detailing the suffering of Christians in Bangladesh.
Can Christianity and Islam co-exist?
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article24970
- Author
- Malone, E.T.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1998 September
- Author
- Malone, E.T.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1998 September
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- L8
- Notes
- ACNS report about Lambeth session on Christian-Muslim relations.
- Subjects
- Christianity and other religions - Islam - Anglican Communion
- Freedom of religion
- Nazir-Ali, Michael (Michael James), 1949-
Christians 'chief victims of religious persecution'
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article22100
- Author
- Jacoby, Jeff
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1997 February
- Author
- Jacoby, Jeff
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1997 February
- Volume
- 123
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 10
- Notes
- Article from the Boston Globe presenting findings from two books, "In the Lion's Den" by Nina Shea and "Their Blood Cries Out" by Paul Marshall about the persecution of Christians.
Christians facing more persecution
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article40397
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 November
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 November
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 9
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- "ISIS/ISIL in Iraq and Syria; Boko Haram in Nigeria; Kim Jong-un in North Korea; the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt -- these are all players in a worsening world pattern of persecution targeting Christians as well as other religious and ethnic groups". "Christians face religious oppression in 151 countries. ... number one in the top 10 of today's persecuting nations is North Korea -- for the 12th consecutive year". "North Korea is followed by Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Iran and Yemen, where persecution of Christians is driven largely by Islamic extremism". "Is there something immediate that Christians can do to help ? 'The most tangible way we can respond to this appalling persecution is to support efforts to provide temporary refuge for those fleeing for their lives, to urge our governments to let our countries receive these refugees of religious violence and to pray for these persecuted sisters and brothers in Christ', says [Archdeacon Bruce] Myers [General Synod co-ordinator for ecumenical and interfaith relations]".
- Subjects
- Religious persecution
- Religious persecution - Statistics
- Freedom of religion
- Christianity and other religions - Islam
- Christians - Iraq - Statistics
- Myers, Bruce (Bruce Joseph Andrew), 1972-
Communique for the Anglican / al-Azhar dialogue committee
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article33339
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 2005 Christ the King
- Issue
- 119
- Page
- 44
- Notes
- "The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, held its fourth annual meeting in Al-Azhar at Lambeth Palace London, on 15 September 2005 which corresponds to 11 Shaban 1426." "The theme of our dialogue in 2005 has been Christians and Muslims as minorities and majorities in the Middle East and the West. The Joint Committee learned about developments in various parts of the world and in particular from the Most Rev. Alexander Malik about the situation in Pakistan." "All members of the Committee for dialogue strongly condemned the terrorist attacks which took place in London and Sharm el-Sheikh during July 2005". "We had a particular concern for freedom of religion and the right to worship. We hold that this is an important human right, and that there should be reciprocity in this respect between communities which are predominantly Christian and those which are predominantly Muslim". "A particular focus of the dialogue meeting was the signing of a study exchange agreement ... to inaugurate a study process which would allow younger scholars, both Christian and Muslim, from Egypt and the United Kingdom, to spend time studying in religious institutions of the other faith".
- Subjects
- Anglican - Al Azhar dialogue
- Christianity and other religions - Islam - Anglican Communion
- Williams, Rowan D. (Rowan Douglas), 1950-
- Interfaith dialogue - Anglican Communion
- Freedom of religion
- Exchange of persons programs - Anglican Communion
- Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt)
Council of General Synod: Questions re Office of Religious Freedom
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38374
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 May
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 May
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- "The Anglican Church of Canada is seeking a meeting with the federal Office of Religious Freedom to gain more clarity about its mandate, said the church's primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz. Created by the Harper government in 2011, the office 'is a bit of mystery; not everyone is clear about its terms of reference', Hiltz told the spring meeting [March 2013] of the Council of General Synod (CoGS), the church' governing body between General Synods. The Canadian government officially opened the office on Feb. 19 [2013] with the appointment of its first ambassador, Andrew Bennett, a Catholic, an academic and a former federal public employee. According to its website, the office, attached to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, has a mandate to 'protect, and advocate on behalf of, religious minorities under threat; oppose religious hatred and intolerance; and promote Canadian values of pluralism and tolerance abroad'." [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Canada. Office of Religious Freedom
- Christianity and politics - Canada
- Freedom of religion
- Religious persecution
- Religious pluralism
- Bennett, Andrew P.W., 1939-
For all peoples and all nations : Christian churches and human rights
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4984
- Author
- Nurser, John Shelby, 1929-
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BT 738.15 N87 2005
- Author
- Nurser, John Shelby, 1929-
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- c2005
- Physical_Description
- xix, 220 p. ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] John Nurser".
- "Foreword by David Little".
- "First published in the United States of America by Georgetown University Press, 2005". -- verso of t.-p.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
- This book is the story "of the disproportionate influence of a few committed, persevering and highly effective religious individuals, along with the supporting groups to which they belonged, on efforts during the 1940s to include and elaborate human rights as part of the United Nations system that was then being created. This contribution was particularly important in formulating what we now call `religious' or `belief rights', namely, those human rights aimed at ensuring tolerance and nondiscrimination regarding the expression and exercise of religious and other fundamental beliefs" (p. ix). "Nurser shows that ir was the indefatigable efforts of one of the book's heroes, O. Frederick Nolde, and American Lutheran seminary professor from Philadelphia, and an early proponent of the World Council of Churches, as well as like-minded colleagues ... that combined decisively to redeem the cause of human rights in a fateful late-afternoon meeting with the U.S. delegation on May 2, 1945. According to the report of one who was there, `it was the afternoon that the Commission on Human Rights was born'" (p. x). "But that is not all. Nolde and his associates also made a signal contribution to the drafting of what became Article 18 -- the article on religious freedom in the Universal Declaration -- and he influenced other aspects of the document as well" (p. x). -- Foreword.
- Contents: Foreword / David Little -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Archives and Abbreviations -- Introduction : Revisiting a Myth -- The Idea : To Universalize "Christendom" -- The Man : Fred Nolde -- To Write a Just and Durable Peace -- Mobilizing Christian Forces -- The Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- Preparing for San Francisco -- The Charter of the United Nations Organizations -- An Ecumenical Instrument -- Finding a Text -- Declaring Human Rights -- Conclusion : Faith and Human Rights Need Each Other -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Contents of Appendices: A: Extracts from thr Report of the WCC-in-Formation Conference 'The Churches and the International Crisis" -- B: Extracts from 'A Message from the National Study Conference on the Churches and a Just and Durable Peace" -- C: Extracts from the Minutes of the First Full Meeting of the Joint Committee on Religious Liberty -- D: The "Six Pillars of Peace" -- E: Statement on Religious Liberty -- F: Statement on Religious Liberty, Memorandum No. 2 -- G: Extracts from the Report of Commission II, "The Peace Strategy of the Churches" -- H: Letter on Human Rights in the Charter of the United Nations -- I: Extracts from Concluding Remarks of J.H. Oldham and John Foster Dulles at the Final Session of the Girton College Conference -- J: Letter from O. Frederick Nolde to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt -- K: Extract from the Report of the Drafting Committee to the Commission on Human Rights -- L: Extracts from the Declaration on Religious Liberty -- M: Extracts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Author "is a fellow of the human rights centre at the University of Essex and canon emeritus of the Lincoln Cathedral in the Church of England. He was the founding director of the ecumenical group Christianity and the Future of Europe".
- Series
- Advancing human rights
- Subjects
- Human rights - Religious aspects - Protestant churches - History - 20th century
- Ecumenical movement - History - 20th century
- United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Nolde, O. Frederick (Otto Frederick), 1899-1972
- Human rights - Religious aspects - Christianity
- World Council of Churches - History
- World War, 1939-1945 - Peace
- United Nations
- United Nations - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Christianity and international affairs
- Freedom of religion
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1415-8 (WCC pbk.)
- 1-58901-059-0 (pbk. : alk. paper; Georgetown University Press)
- Call Number
- BT 738.15 N87 2005
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
From the Secretary General : A Christmas Message
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article28753
- Author
- Peterson, John L. (John Louis), 1942-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 2001 Advent
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 2001 Advent
- Issue
- 104
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- "The events of September 11 [2001] have spoken to me of the importance of refusing to make God narrow -- that our vision of God must be a generous one, and that we must help other people, both Christian and non-Christian, to hold such a vision as well. Perhaps we as members of the Anglican Communion, which often sees itself as having a `bridge' role, have a particularly important part to play here. I believe in the months and years to come that NIFCON will play an increasingly important role in helping to coordinate the activities of our Communion in this area -- sharing experiences, supporting churches that are struggling and perhaps suffering persecution, and reaching out in humility to listen to our neighbours of other faiths".
- Subjects
- Bethlehem - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Creches (Nativity scenes)
- Violence - Israel
- Network for Inter-Faith Concerns (NIFCON)
- Christianity and other religions - Anglican Communion
- Interfaith dialogue - Anglican Communion
- Violence - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Church of Pakistan
- Violence - Pakistan
- Freedom of religion