Canopy Forum‘s new series will break down the walls that separate tax policy from religious and theological input in the public conception. To that end, we will publish religious perspectives on taxes and pieces on tax law jurisprudence that focus on the religious and theological roots of, and ideas latent in, tax policy. At the same time, this series will offer practical insights on the ways tax law impacts professional clergy and the administration of religious organizations.
Allen Calhoun‘s career has followed parallel tracks, one in the law and legal publishing field and the other in academics and higher education. He has, among other degrees, a PhD in theological ethics and an LLM in taxation and is currently putting both to use as a McDonald Distinguished Fellow at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion and an adjunct professor of ethics and philosophy at Averett University.
Latest Posts
- “Moral Reflections on 21st Century Tax Policy Trends” by Susan Pace Hamill
Moral Reflections on 21st Century Tax Policy Trends Susan Pace Hamill Tax policy, an important ethical issue that every voting citizen and public office holder… - “Framing Tax Enforcement Against the Poor Through Catholic Social Teaching” by W. Edward Afield
Framing Tax Enforcement Against the Poor Through Catholic Social Teaching W. Edward Afield What makes for just tax policy? As Professor Hamill observes in her… - “Stewardship and the Estate Tax” by Andrew Hayashi
Stewardship and the Estate Tax Andrew Hayashi Estate taxes interfere with the transfer of private property at death, raising questions about stewardship, property and power,… - “Religiously Based Ethical Arguments Favoring Estate Taxes” by Susan Pace Hamill
Religiously Based Ethical Arguments Favoring Estate Taxes Susan Pace Hamill The federal estate tax imposes a tax on the wealth that individuals leave their heirs.… - “Tax Changes for Religious Organizations and Clergy in a Biden Presidency?” by Allen Calhoun
Tax Changes for Religious Organizations and Clergy in a Biden Presidency? Allen Calhoun Time will tell how much of President-elect Joe Biden’s tax proposal will… - “Render Unto Caesar: Law, Religion, and Tax” by Allen Calhoun
Render Unto Caesar: Law, Religion, and Tax Allen Calhoun No area of law is more central to the interplay of religion and law than taxation.…