Human rights have advanced to one of the leading political ideas of our time. While their relevance in our global world is hardly disputed, it is their interpretation and grounding that have become objects of contestation. This contribution argues for a (non-exclusive) theological grounding of human rights. Three steps serve to unfold the argument. A brief historical overview opens the discussion, showing that the relationship between human rights and Christian theology was no love at first sight. In a second step, the author employs Dietrich Bonhoeffer's distinction between the ultimate and the penultimate as a framework to situate a (non-exclusive theological grounding for human right. The Christological triad of incarnation, crucifixion and resurrection helps to further outline human rights, before in a final part the added value of a theological perspective to the human right discourse is sketched out by unfolding four aspects.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2021/4 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie (2021)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik

Personen: Schliesser, Christine

Schlagwörter: Diskurs Menschenrechte Theologische Ethik