Human rights and Eastern Orthodox understanding and teachings for a troubled world

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dc.contributor.authorNicolaides, Angelo
dc.contributor.authorOnumah, Joseph Mensah
dc.coverageAlexandria, Egypt
dc.coverage.conferenceissn
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T13:40:57Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T13:40:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNamePhilosophy & Applied Ethics
dc.description.abstractA discourse of human rights applies to the relations between individuals and relations between them and the state. However, from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, Biblical law diverges, and applies to even the responsibilities of entities towards themselves and their responsibilities towards God the Creator. There is a seemingly increasing declaration that human rights standards are being kept, but it is also apparent that the issue has been wavering globally for numerous years. It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the destruction of the democratic fabric of the social order on which the defence of human rights is finally contingent. The question this article seeks to answer is what is the understanding of the Eastern Orthodox faith when it comes to human rights issues and what is the Church in general doing to assist in mitigating these? What is the relationship between Orthodoxy and human rights and what part does it play in the advancement of human rights? How can Orthodox teachings contribute to the protection of the dignity of the individual? The concept of ethics and human rights are positive formulations, the two seen as quality features of the Universal Creator, with ethics being the relevant catalyst to human rights and relations. Human rights are therefore expected to shape the living of man as ethics motivates human performance.
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
dc.format.preprintNo
dc.identifier.citationOnumah, J.M. and Nicolaides, A., 2021. Human rights and Eastern Orthodox understanding and teachings for a troubled world. Pharos Journal of Theology, 102, pp.1-14.
dc.identifier.issn2414-3324 (online)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.1029
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58615
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dc.issuenumber102
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dc.language.isoen
dc.pages1 - 14
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherGreek Orthodox Patriarchate
dc.subjectEastern Orthodox Church
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectHuman rights
dc.subjectDignity
dc.subjectImago Dei
dc.subjectChristocentric life
dc.titleHuman rights and Eastern Orthodox understanding and teachings for a troubled world
dc.title.journalPharos Journal of Theology (formerly Ekklesiastikos Pharos)
dc.typeJournal Article
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