Includes bibliographical references and index.

Secular rights and religious responsibilities / Joseph Runzo -- Synergy and interdependence of human rights, religion, and secularism / Abdullahi A. An-Naʻim -- Faith, faiths, and the future: the first two limbs of Yoga / Arindam Chakrabarti -- Religious perspective: dignity as a foundation for human rights discourse / Arvind Sharma -- Rats, cockroaches, and people like us: views of humanity and human rights / Gerrie ter Haar -- Humanitarian intervention, international law, and the world religions / Brian D. Lepard -- Human rights, environmental rights, and religion / James Kellenberger -- Towards a declaration of human rights by the world's religions / Arvind Sharma -- Universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions -- Universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions: a Jewish perspective / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert -- Christian response to the Universal declaration of human rights by the world's religions / Jerry Irish -- "This tremor of western wisdom": a Muslim response to human rights and the declaration / Amir Hussain -- Can one size fit all? Indic perspectives on the declaration of human rights by the world's religions / Christopher Key Chapple -- Interreligious dialogue, globalization, and human rights: Buddhist reflections on interdependence and the declaration / David W. Chappell -- Human rights and responsibilities: a Confucian perspective on the Universal declaration of human rights / John Berthrong -- Jewish perspective on human rights / Elliot N. Dorff -- Christian ethics and human rights / Philip Quinn -- Buddhism and human rights: the recent Buddhist discussion and its implications for Christianity / James Fredericks -- Rights, roles, and reciprocity in Hindu dharma / Nancy M. Martin -- Confucian values and human rights / Sumner B. Twiss -- Human rights commitment in modern Islam / Khaled Abou El Fadl.