Kalscheur on Perry

A nice review (technically, a "shorter notice") of Michael Perry's, Toward a Theory of Human Rights, by Gregory Kalscheur (Boston College) in the most recent issue of Theological Studies.  For those without quick access to TS, which is (sadly) not on-line, here is the key passage:

    Perry succeeds admirably . . . by presenting a model of stimulating intellectual conversation.  He engages both philosophers suspicious of the a religious foundation for the idea of human rights (which Perry affirms) and religious authorities who publicly teach on contested moral issues.  He presents his conversation partners' arguments with nuanced fairness, while subjecting those arguments to the rigorous critical analysis that intellectual respect demands.