1st Edition

Justice in Taxation Christian Perspectives

Edited By Andrew T. Hayashi, Allen Calhoun Copyright 2026
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

This collection brings together tax law and religion scholars to provide theological analyses of the ends and purposes of taxation. It includes rigorous and original scholarly contributions to the study of tax law from diverse theological perspectives. The chapters evaluate core questions in tax law or methodological approaches to tax policymaking from Christian perspectives. The volume offers a... Read more

List of Contributors

Preface

Introduction
Andrew T. Hayashi and Allen Calhoun

1. Secular Approaches to Tax Law and Policy
Andrew T. Hayashi

2. A Sacred Offering: Viewing Tax Through a Theological Lens
Allen Calhoun

3. Taxation of Work in Christian Theology
David Hasen

4. Suffer the Little Children
Samuel D. Brunson

5. Creation Care, Environmental Stewardship, and Taxation
Tracey M. Roberts 

6. Estate Tax as Jubilee: The Estate Tax Debate Through the Lens of the Old and New Testaments
Joshua Cutler

7. Taxing Sinfully? Flawed Taxes as “Sin Taxes”
Mildred Wigfall Robinson

8. Christian Private Foundations and Impact Investing
Khrista McCarden

9. A Catholic Social Teaching Approach to Tax Administration and Enforcement
W. Edward Afield

10. The Political Elusiveness of Judeo-Christian Inspired Tax Policy
Susan Pace Hamill

Biography

Andrew T. Hayashi is Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, USA, and was a McDonald Distinguished Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, USA.

Allen Calhoun is an editor in the tax law field and has been a McDonald Distinguished Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, USA, as well as adjunct professor of federal income tax, ethics, and philosophy.