This unique documentary history brings together manifestos, Supreme Court decisions, congressional testimonies, speeches, articles, book excerpts, pastoral letters, interviews, song lyrics, memoirs, and poems reflecting the vitality, diversity, and changing nature of religious belief and practice in America since 1945. Covering both the center and the margins of American religious life, these documents reflect the role of religion and theology in the civil rights, feminist, and gay rights movements as well as in the conservative responses to these. Issues regarding religion and contemporary American culture are explored in documents about the rise of the evangelical movement and the religious right; the impact of "new" (post-1965) immigrant communities on the religious landscape; the popularity of alternative, New Age, and non-Western beliefs; and the relationship between religion and popular culture. The editors conclude with selections exploring major themes of American religious life at the millennium as well as excerpts that speculate on the future of religion in the United States.
The concept of human rights in Islam is based on two important principles: dignity
of human beings and justice. Islam emphasizes that all human beings are
honored by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Allah wants all human beings to live in
peace and harmony and for this reason He wants us to establish justice in this
world. Without justice there is no dignity and without dignity and justice there
cannot be any peace. There are four important principles that we must keep in
mind when ...
