rce of evidence for a belief in intrinsic dignity. For example, I received a brochure from Carol Lawrence (1988), campus minister at Christopher Newport College (now University), describing her program during the 1988-89 academic session. Under the heading 'God Endows All Persons with Dignity and Worth,' she wrote about 'our faith that God has created all persons with dignity and value.'" (Harcum, 1994,p. 113)
             As Devine notes, the modern conception of human rights is rooted in the Judeo-Christianity tradition, which assumes that man was created by God in his own image, and therefore endowed with intrinsic worthiness:
             "The contributions of the Judeo-Christian tradition to our modern conception of human rights are rooted in the fundamental principle of Judaism--and subsequently Christianity--that humankind was created in God's image, and therefore every person has a divine link to the Creator. A traditional Jewish aphorism illustrates this tie: 'Whenever you come across a footprint of man, God stands before you.' According to the Judeo-Christian tradition, every person--even a slave--has innate value, worthy of respect, simply by virtue of being human."(Devine, 1999, 11) Human dignity is, especially in its older definitions, a quality that men and women possess by virtue of their humaneness, irrespective of their social condition or behavior. As the Greek philosopher Aristotle remarked, virtue is an action that accords with one's nature: "Virtue is nothing but action in accordance with one's own nature; and there is nothing which excels it in dignity and worth."(Paulsen, 1899, ii) Immanuel Kant also defined dignity as the highest form of morality. According to him, every end or purpose pursued has either value or dignity, and of the two, dignity is the highest quality: "In the kingdom of ends everything has either value or dignity. Whatever has a value can be replaced...