Heiner Bielefeldt

Heiner Bielefeldt, born in 1958, has academic degrees in philosophy, theology and history. In 2000 he finished his postdoctoral thesis on the philosophy of human rights at the University of Bremen. He currently teaches at the Universities of Bielefeld and Bremen and is the author of numerous books on questions of political ethics, legal philosophy and philosophy of religion.

The politics of social justice: religion versus human rights?

Heiner Bielefeldt: I would like to start by referring to Samuel Huntingtons well-known, even notorious, thesis on the Clash of Civilizations. According to Huntington, civilisations are more or less

By Heiner Bielefeldt and Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour

/ 7 Nov 2002

Religion, secularism, and human rights: responses to Heiner Bielefeldt and Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour

The Debate: Is the secular idea of human rights compatible with a religious basis for social order? Read Heiner Bielefeldt and Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour's article. First audience member:

By Heiner Bielefeldt and Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour

/ 4 Nov 2002