Two conceptions of justice
Justice in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
On de-justicizing the New Testament
Justice in the New Testament Gospels
Locating that to which we have rights
Why Eudaimonism cannot serve as a framework for a theory of rights
Augustine's break with Eudaimonism
The incursion of the moral vision of Scripture into late antiquity
Characterizing the life- and history-goods
Rights not grounded in duties
Rights grounded in respect for worth
The nature and grounding of natural human rights
Is a secular grounding of human rights possible?
A theistic grounding of human rights
Applications and implications
Epilogue : Concluding reflections