Human v. Religious Rights?

German and U.S. Exchanges and their Global Implications

Contributions by Carl Bon Tempo Contributions by Christoph Breitsameter Contributions by Michael J. Broyde Contributions by Roger Finke Contributions by Dieter Grimm Contributions by Dane R. Mataic Contributions by Michael Reder Contributions by Anthony G. Roeber Contributions by Gayle E. Woloschak Contributions by Hans-Georg Ziebertz Edited by A.G. Roeber

Book cover: Human v. Religious Rights?

Extent: 169 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: American Studies, German Studies, Law

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 2020)

ISBN: 9783525301999

6.3 x 9.25 inches

Price: $82.00

In stock

These are cross-disciplinary comparisons of universal human rights values in the US and Germany.


Although the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States share many legal, social, and political values, they also represent different traditions in terms of how each understands the idea of universal human rights. The contributors to this volume represent legal-constitutional, historical, bio-ethical, philosophical, and social science reflections on what the two nation states share, and what distinguishes their understanding of universal human rights. The rise of neo-populist and authoritarian nationalist impulses in Europe and the Americas, the differing responses of the two liberal democratic republics provide an insight into how each nation state still affirms a long-standing commitment to universal human rights. No other work in German or English currently provides a comparison between the two countries and across many disciplines.

  • Contributions by Carl Bon Tempo
  • Contributions by Christoph Breitsameter
  • Contributions by Michael J. Broyde
  • Contributions by Roger Finke
  • Contributions by Dieter Grimm
  • Contributions by Dane R. Mataic
  • Contributions by Michael Reder
  • Contributions by Anthony G. Roeber
  • Contributions by Gayle E. Woloschak
  • Contributions by Hans-Georg Ziebertz
  • Edited by A.G. Roeber