Book Description
Written following years of scholarly research, this study
presents the essence of the Church's doctrine regarding one of the most
pervasive economic ills of our day, usurious lending. Cutting through
the complex maze of modern economics and finance, Professor McCall
explains in a scholarly yet ccessible manner the core principles of the
usury doctrine. Tracing its history from Biblical texts, through
Aristotelian philosophy and Roman law, to the great scholastic synthesis
Professor McCall separates the unchanging principles from the changes
in their applications to new economic realities. With debt, personal,
business and government spiraling out of control and massive
insolvencies of ancient nations like Greece, contemporary economic
theory has offered little in response. Professor McCall contributes the
wisdom of the centuries in a concise and readable study.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Professor McCall places the issues confronting our debt based
economy in a deeply rooted historical context. His book shows how the
Church has preserved the ancient insights of Biblical teaching, Roman
law and Aristotelian philosophy and how these provide a framework for
addressing the global problem of indebtedness. --Andrew V. Abela, Ph.D.,
Chairman, Department of Business & Economics, The Catholic
University of America
The Church and the Usurers goes boldly where few conventional economists seem prepared to follow. In seeing usury at the heart of the present global crisis, Brian McCall is using ancient and timeless wisdom to illustrate not merely the roots of the modern economic malaise but the way forward into a fiscally just future. --Joseph Pearce, Author, Small Is Still Beautiful: Economics as if Families Matter
In this marvelously clear and compact study, Professor McCall explains what usury is, how its evils have provoked massive distortions in our society through the system of money, banking and credit, what the Church really teaches on usury, and the enduring relevance of that teaching. This book is a decisive blow against a major facet of the economic liberalism condemned by Pope after Pope. The Church and the Usurers is a landmark work. --Christopher A. Ferrara, Author, The Church and the Libertarian
The Church and the Usurers goes boldly where few conventional economists seem prepared to follow. In seeing usury at the heart of the present global crisis, Brian McCall is using ancient and timeless wisdom to illustrate not merely the roots of the modern economic malaise but the way forward into a fiscally just future. --Joseph Pearce, Author, Small Is Still Beautiful: Economics as if Families Matter
In this marvelously clear and compact study, Professor McCall explains what usury is, how its evils have provoked massive distortions in our society through the system of money, banking and credit, what the Church really teaches on usury, and the enduring relevance of that teaching. This book is a decisive blow against a major facet of the economic liberalism condemned by Pope after Pope. The Church and the Usurers is a landmark work. --Christopher A. Ferrara, Author, The Church and the Libertarian
About the Author
Brian M. McCall is Professor of Law at the University of
Oklahoma's College of Law. Before joining the faculty in 2006, Professor
McCall was an equity partner in the international law firm, Dechert LLP
where he practiced in the fields of international corporate finance,
mergers and acquisitions, and private equity for nine years, seven of
which were spent in the firm's London office. Professor McCall received
his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Summa Cum Laude,
a Master s Degree from the University of London, King's College, and
his Bachelor's Degree from Yale University, Summa Cum Laude.
Product Details
- Paperback: 230 pages
- Publisher: Sapientia Press of Ave Maria University (April 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932589643
- ISBN-13: 978-1932589641
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #673,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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