Introduction : the "why" of human rights / Elizabeth M. Bucar and Barbra Barnett
Why human rights needs God : a Christian perspective / Max L. Stackhouse
Human rights and modern Western faith : an Orthodox Christian assessment / Vigen Guroian
God and human rights in a secular society : a Biblical-Talmudic perspective / David Novak
Islam and the challenge of democratic commitment / Khaled Abou El Fadl
Enduring change : Confucianism and the prospect of human rights / Anthony C. Yu
Natural law and human rights : a conversation / Robert P. George
Religion, religions, and human rights / Louis Henkin
The challenge of religious fundamentalism to the liberty and equality rights of women : an analysis under the United Nations charter / Courtney W. Howland
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict of rights : is God the only problem? / Sari Nusseibeh
God, the devil, and human rights : the South African perspective / Charles Villa-Vicencio
What kind of God does human rights require? / Martin Palouš
Religious freedom : a legacy to reclaim / Robert A. Seiple
Afterword / Jean Bethke Elshtain.