Tag: Remedial Justice
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Theologians and Economists: Remedial Justice
[Series Index] In addition to distributive justice and commutative justice, there is also the issue of remedial justice. Remedial justice addresses just compensation and punitive action when malicious or careless damage has been done to life, liberty, or property. Someone must be reasonably certain that the fruits of their labor will not be taken by…
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Theologians and Economists: Economic Justice
(Today, we return to this series after a two-week hiatus due to duties with the Presbyterians. 🙂 ) [Series Index] In recent posts, I've been suggesting some biblical themes that need to be a part of deliberations on theology and economics. God created humanity for dominion. It is our mission. Our relationship to material things…
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Living Simply in Abundance (8)
What did the prophets have to say about wealth and justice? It is frequently preached today that the prophets condemned economic inequities and proclaimed God’s desire to equalize wealth. Is this true? First, we need to recognize that there are three aspects to economic justice. Distributive Justice – Addresses how capital and goods are distributed…
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Economic Fallacies: “Biblical Redistribution”
The Biblical Redistribution fallacy identifies wealth equalization as the primary economic concern of the Bible; the Jubilee Code of Leviticus 25 is the most exemplary passage. Based on this perspective, public policies ranging from tax rates to debt cancellation for developing nations are advocated. These policies may be worthy and appropriate, but that is distinct…
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Theology and Economics: Remedial Justice
Remedial Justice – Just compensation and punitive action when malicious or careless damage has been done to life, liberty, or property. Remedial justice addresses just compensation and punitive action when malicious or careless damage has been done to life, liberty, or property. Someone must be reasonably certain that the fruits of their labor will not…
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Theology and Economics: Justice in the Old Testament
Any discussion of economics in the Old Testament must begin with the Pentateuch, especially the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Clearly, these are not economic textbooks. The Hebrews were an agricultural people without the compartmentalization of life we have today, and to speak strictly of economics would have been unintelligible to them. Both Leviticus and…
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Remedial Justice
In addition to distributive justice and commutative justice, there is also the issue of remedial justice. Remedial justice addresses just compensation and punitive action when malicious or careless damage has been done to life, liberty, or property. One must be reasonably certain that the fruits of their labor will not be taken by capricious or…
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Economic Justice
Before we can talk about globalization, debt cancellation, or any other economics-related topics, we must understand what constitutes economic justice. The term means different things to different people. I believe there are three aspects to economic justice: 1. Distributive Justice – This addresses how capital and goods are distributed throughout society. 2. Commutative…