Human Rights and Religion: A Sociological Perspective. Issue 3 (14th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Breskaya, Olga; Giordan, Giuseppe; Richardson, James T.
• Is Part Of: Journal for the scientific study of religion. Volume 57:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 419
• Page End: 431
• Publication Date: 2018-08-14
• Subjects: human rights -- human rights and religion -- sociology of rights -- sociology of religious freedom -- judicialization; Religion -- Periodicals; 200
• DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12544
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8294

Abstract

Abstract: This essay aims to review mainstream literature and research perspectives on the sociology of human rights with the further focus on relationship between human rights and religion. We consider the challenges of late engagement of sociology with human rights and current narratives of the relationship of human rights and religion that encompass normativity as the central category of historically oriented sociology. We discuss the contribution of two empirical research mainstreams on human rights and religion and focus on a new field of study—sociology of religious freedom. A detailed new agenda for sociological research on human rights and religion is explored in the final part of our assessment.