Humanity in crisis : ethical and religious response to refugees / David Hollenbach, S.J.

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The major humanitarian crises of recent years are well known: the Shoah, the killing fields of Cambodia, Rwandan genocide, the massacre in Bosnia, the tsunami in southeast Asia, not to mention bloody conflicts in Sudan, Syria, and Afghanistan. Millions have been killed and many millions more have be...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Moral traditions series.
Main Author: Hollenbach, David, 1942- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2019.
Series:Moral traditions series.
Subjects:
Refugees > International cooperation > Moral and ethical aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Moral and ethical aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Forced migration > Moral and ethical aspects.
Forced migration > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Asylum, Right of > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Humanitarian assistance > Moral and ethical aspects.
Humanitarian assistance > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Threats to humanity
  • Humanity as moral standard
  • Religious traditions and humanitarian response
  • Religious action today
  • Borders and shared humanity
  • Protection : thou shalt not violate rights
  • Positive duties and shared responsibility
  • Acting across borders
  • Justice and root causes.