title: Doing Right: Practicing Ethical Principles
author: Dr. David W. Gill Ph.D.
description: "Anyone who thinks that an introduction to Christian ethics based on the Ten Commandments might be a bit dry could not be more wrong. David Gill's Doing Right is written with a sprightly, punchy and energetic style, with a winsome sense of humor, great command of a fascinating and unusual body of biblical and theological research, and an everyman touch honed by years of teaching ethics in nonacademic settings."--David P. Gushee, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy, Union University, and coauthor, Kingdom Ethics<br /><br />"Together with his Becoming Good, David Gill's Doing Right completes a masterful two-volume exposition of ethical character and practice. Doing Right provides a carefully researched and clearly expounded analysis of the Decalogue, full of practical wisdom and fresh insight into the wondrous connections between loving God and loving neighbor."--Kenneth R. Chase, Associate Professor of Communication, Director, Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Wheaton College<br /><br />"To our peril we've reduced the discussion of the Ten Commandments in the United States to a fight over a two-ton monument in the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court. The God who has set us free in Jesus Christ has a road map that will lead us in the way of freedom. Doing Right is an outstanding book that calls us back to the importance of the Decalogue for anyone who desires to live a good life."--Tim Shaw, Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley<br /><br />"This is a timely book! David Gill has drawn on a variety of sources--popular writings, ethical handbooks, biblical scholarship (including profound insights from the Jewish community) and historical lessons--to produce one of the best studies of the Ten Commandments to come our way for quite a while."--Richard J. Mouw, President and Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary<br /><br />"Doing Right is a thoughtful, scholarly, humorous and loving exploration of God's model of relationships outlined in the Ten Commandments. I was captivated by David Gill's theme that treats negative boundaries as only the beginning of what must ultimately become positive mandates to love. This is an ethic that takes seriously our fallenness but offers hopeful ways to bring healing, justice and freedom to ourselves and others."--Rebecca Klint Townsend, M.D.<br /><br />"Instead of simply pointing an accusing finger, Doing Right offers a truly refreshing and freeing alternative to today's seemingly ubiquitous ethical decay. David Gill's examples, illustrations and humor portray the genuine benefits of conducting business and life according to God's principles and priorities."--Lori Randles Lagerstrom, Sales Director<br /><br />"Doing Right provides a concise description of what a moral life looks like. Using Jesus as the cartographer, David Gill supplies the reader with an ethical map, a practical guide to the principled life."--Terry Neifing, Licensed Clinical Social Worker<br /><br />"Doing Right is a clear, engaging primer on the Christian moral life. With perceptive cultural analysis and lots of down-to-earth examples and advice, David Gill offers fresh insight on the Ten Commandments and their ability to guide us today."--Steven Bouma-Prediger, Jacobson Professor of Religion, Hope College<br /><br />"Wisdom and compassion, truth and gentle humor mingle on the pages of Doing Right, bringing life to a subject that often seems stony, cold and chiseled."--Susan S. Phillips, Executive Director, New College Berkeley<br /><br />"In Doing Right, David Gill probes analytically for the deeper meaning of the Ten Commandments; expands each command with thick, specific exegesis of Jesus' teaching; learns from incisive Rabbis and Reformed scholars; shows decisive implications for our doing; and contrasts real flashes of wisdom from these sources with dangerous foolishness in current culture. Here is my commandment: Buy this book, read it, and do almost all it teaches."--Glen Stassen, Professor of Christian Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary, and coauthor, Kingdom Ethics
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  First published in 2020 by
  
  
  UWA Publishing
  
  
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  ISBN: 978-1-76080-126-7
  
  
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  Permissions to quote from the following are gratefully acknowledged:
  
  
  Le Guin, Ursula, K. (1983) A Left-Handed Commencement Address, Mills College
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