Doing Right: Practicing Ethical Principles

by David W. Gill

Doing what's right has never been more confusing. The complexities of 21st-century life can be bewildering. We all need a map for negotiating the intricacies of competing priorities and values. What can help us decide what is right and wrong? David W. Gill finds "Ten Words" that God originally spoke to Israel to be just as pertinent today as they were when Moses first heard them. As Christians what we long for is not damage control, but mission control. The Ten Commandments offer a sound set of ethical principles that takes us beyond mere damage control to mission control, a guide that shows us how we can be proactive in fulfilling our dual purposes of loving God and others. This rich, scriptural teaching will help Christians from every walk of life--whether engineers, bus drivers, managers, restaurant workers, PTA members, parents, neighborhood volunteers, nurses, teachers, coaches, attorneys, journalists or physicians--fulfill their calling to be salt and light within their own spheres of influence. A must-read book for a chaotic world.

345 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2004

Reviews

[Estello Hill · Rating 3 out of 5]

not very useful for MMI interviews but a good look on tricky medical ethics

[Sean-david · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gill's approach is solid, an excellent and fairly consistent approach to ethics that comes from his interpretation of the Ten Commandments as a foundation for Christian ethics. This, along with Alexander Hill's text "Just Business" would make an excellent pair.