Tax law, religion, and justice : an exploration of theological reflections on taxation [ebook] /

Tax law, religion, and justice : an exploration of theological reflections on taxation [ebook] /

"This book asks why tax policy is both attracted to and repelled by the idea of justice. Accepting the invitation of economist Henry Simons to acknowledge that tax justice is a theological concept, the work explores theological doctrines of taxation to answer the presenting question. The overal...

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Main Author: Calhoun, Allen (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
Series:Law and religion (Series) (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
Taxation > Law and legislation
Taxation > Religious aspects
Taxation > Economic aspects
Equality
Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003039556
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Table of Contents:
  • Equity and efficiency
  • A society within a society
  • Thomas Aquinas : the interplay of natural and positive law
  • William of Ockham : repudiation of power and wealth
  • Martin Luther's redistributive theology of the Lord's supper
  • John Calvin and the challenge of inequality
  • Triumph of the economy

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