Essays by David W. Gill

Here, in alphabetical order by title, are a hundred or so of my published essays, including some interviews and longer book reviews. Missing are (a) 55 “Radical Christian” columns I contributed to Right On/Radix Magazine from 1971-79, (b) maybe a hundred or so other columns I wrote for other print and electronic journals, (c) a couple hundred book reviews and book forewords, and (d) a few foreign translations of my work that I have lost track of!

I have grouped these essays in three categories: (1) Ethics & Topics, (2) Jacques Ellul, and (3) Business & Organizational Ethics. Some of these actually could be listed in two or even all three categories

Ethics & Topics

  1. Armed and Ready

  2. Dialectic of Theology & Sociology

  3. Ethical Busy-ness

  4. Ethics and Football: Pro-active or Reactive?

  5. Ethics is a Team Sport

  6. Ethics With & Without God 1997

  7. Faith of my Parents

  8. Feasting on the Fruit of the Ethics Tree

  9. Finding Common Moral Ground in an Age of Diversity & Conflict

  10. A Fourth Use of the Law? The Decalogue in the Workplace

  11. Higher Ground

  12. Karl Barth on Jesus Christ, the Ethical Center

  13. Martin Luther King's “Beloved Community”

  14. Moral Formation of University Students

  15. My Country Tis of Thee

  16. Nobody’s Perfect, Nobody’s All Bad, Therefore…

  17. Re-segregating the Church

  18. Sent to Heal

  19. Single Payer, Multiple Provider Health and Education

  20. Six Criteria for Right and Wrong

  21. Spirit of Fear

  22. Taxes to Whom Taxes are Due

  23. Ten Principles of Highly Ethical People 2002

  24. Ten Traits of Ethically Healthy Organizational Cultures

  25. Theological Foundations for Personal Responsibility 1998

  26. Theology of Care for the Vulnerable

  27. Unique Role of the Church

  28. Upgrading Ethical Decision Making Model for Business 2004

  29. Violence

  30. Whatever Happened to Karl Marx

Jacques Ellul & Technology

  1. Activist & Ethicist Meet Jacques Ellul

  2. Best Kind of Mentor (Ellul)

  3. Dysfunctions of A Global Technological Era

  4. Educating for Meaning & Morality 2002

  5. The Enduring Importance of Jacques Ellul for Business Ethics

  6. Ellul and the Bible

  7. Jacques Ellul & Francis Schaeffer: Two Views of the West

  8. Jacques Ellul & Technology's Trade-off

  9. Jacques Ellul on Living in a Violent World

  10. Jacques Ellul on Vocation: Interview

  11. Jacques Ellul. Answers From A Man Who Asks Hard Questions (Interview)

  12. Jacques Ellul. The Prophet As Theologian

  13. Jacques Ellul's Ethics: Legacy & Promise

  14. Jacques Ellul's View of Scripture (1982)

  15. L'importance durable de Jacques Ellul pour l'éthique des affaires

  16. Modern Technology Servant & Master 2003

  17. My Journey with Ellul

  18. Political Illusions & Realities (Ellul)

  19. Prolegomena to A Theology of Tech 1998

  20. Rene Girard on Ellul: Interview

  21. Suspicion, Accusation, Fragmentation (Ellul)

  22. The Word of Jacques Ellul

  23. Technology

  24. Why Isn't Christendom More Christian (Review of Subversion of Christianity)

Business & Organizational Ethics

  1. Adding Ethical Value

  2. Business Ethics 2.0 Beyond Damage Control

  3. Business Ethics (Encylopedia of STE)

  4. Business Vows Promising to Be Ethical

  5. Compensation Is Not Just About Market Forces

  6. Ethics is a Team (Not Solo) Sport

  7. Ethics is More than Compliance

  8. Ethics Problems or Causes

  9. Fannie Mae Good to Great to Garbage

  10. The First Word on Business

  11. Fourth Use of the Law: The Decalogue & the Marketplace

  12. Organizational Ethics at Harris & Associates: Defining & Preserving

  13. Organizational Ethics at Harris & Associates: Communicating & Implementing Ethics & Values

  14. Loving Money

  15. No Guarantees: the “Fall” of J&J?

  16. Nobody’s Perfect , Nobody’s All Bad; Therefore…

  17. Organizational Culture: Four Essential Aspects

  18. Public Company Transparency and the 9th Command

  19. Our Secret Company Ethics

  20. Shop, Vote, Start: Responding to Today’s Marketplace

  21. Six Criteria for Right & Wrong

  22. Happy 40th Birthday Southwest Airlines

  23. Takers, Inventors, Helpers

  24. The Technological Blind Spot in Business Ethics                                 

  25. Ten Principles of Highly Ethical Leaders & Organizations

  26. Ten Traits of Ethically Healthy Organizations

  27. Three Requirements of Functional Business Teams

  28. Upgrading the Ethical Decision-Making Model for Business

  29. Was Aaron Feuerstein Wrong

  30. Wiki-ethics