Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-317) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Connecting religion, race and rights -- Martin Luther and the challenge to the Catholic Church (1517) -- Executing the king : the trial of Charles I (1649) -- Revolution and Thomas Paine's Rights of man (1791) -- Sugar, slaves, rebellion, murder (1865) -- Demanding the eight-hour workday (1886) -- Civilizing native Americans : the Dawes Act (1887) -- Nuremberg's legacy (1945-49) -- Democracy, neoliberalism, and the new crusades -- Conclusion : The resurgence of faith.
