1. Introduction : the centrality of rights = 1
2. Jesus Christ and the hope of rights = 11
3. Rights, cultures, and transcendence : ambiguity and tension = 23
4. Human rights, history and Christology = 37
5. The hermeneutics of rights in the history of interpretation = 63
6. Christology in human rights focus : towards a humane christology = 77
7. Christology in relation to global human rights strategy = 93
8. Rights reconsidered : building a postfoundational pathway = 113
9. Christology for human rights = 143
10. Making rights stick = 173
2. Jesus Christ and the hope of rights = 11
3. Rights, cultures, and transcendence : ambiguity and tension = 23
4. Human rights, history and Christology = 37
5. The hermeneutics of rights in the history of interpretation = 63
6. Christology in human rights focus : towards a humane christology = 77
7. Christology in relation to global human rights strategy = 93
8. Rights reconsidered : building a postfoundational pathway = 113
9. Christology for human rights = 143
10. Making rights stick = 173