Political Theology and Indigenous Right
Issue: Vol 39 No. 2 (2020)
Journal: Religious Studies and Theology
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Buddhist Studies Islamic Studies Biblical Studies
DOI: 10.1558/rsth.41321
Abstract:
This paper uses the interest theory of rights, and the conception of political community as an association based on duties to cooperate rather than an agreement under a contract, to evaluate and reject the proposition that Indigenous groups have the right to have rights because of unique facts about them or their similarity to human beings who do have the right to rights. I explain that a ‘civic republican’ conception of an association of duty and cooperation is one way to conceive political arrangements that support justice for Indigenous interests. Finally, I show how that such a conception complements the Christian theological perspective that the perfection of our common life is not achieved by the perfection of political arrangements but by individuals perfecting their ability to fulfill duties to God and neighbor.
Author: Graham Brown
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