Doing Right

by Gill, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780830832187
• ISBN10: 0830832181
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-22
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

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.

Author Biography

David W. Gill served as professor of Christian ethics at New College Berkeley (1978-1990) and professor of applied ethics at North Park University (1992-2001).

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prepare

Mapless Travelers and Christian Cartographers

Opening the Atlas of Christian Ethics

Practice

Nobody but You: Uniqueness and Exclusivity

Freedom Now: Vitality and Reality

Word Power: Naming and Respect

Rhythm Time: Being With and Working For

Extended Love: Agency and Honor

Life Guarding

Commitment Keeping

Stuff Stewarding

Truth Telling

Attitude Aiding

Postscript: Doing Right in the Twenty-First Century

Names Index

Scripture Index

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