<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Biography Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/biography/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/biography/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:27:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>Marshall McLuhan | Douglas Coupland</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/10/20/marshall-mcluhan-douglas-coupland/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/10/20/marshall-mcluhan-douglas-coupland/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:30:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Douglas Coupland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Extraordinary Canadians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marshall McLuhan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[message]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Penguin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11442</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I discovered Marshall McLuhan’s ideas via Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death. It’s a good thing, too. McLuhan’s writing is so convoluted, I’m unsure whether I would have stuck with it. It turns out McLuhan had good reason to be different. Physiologically, he had two arteries instead of one at the base of his skull, [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/10/20/marshall-mcluhan-douglas-coupland/">Marshall McLuhan | Douglas Coupland</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/10/20/marshall-mcluhan-douglas-coupland/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11442</post-id> </item> <item> <title>A Burning in My Bones | Winn Collier</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/07/21/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/07/21/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WaterBrook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Winn Collier]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11373</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Eugene H. Peterson has been a mentor to me throughout my pastoring life. I never had the opportunity to meet the man in person, but from the time I picked up his Contemplative Pastor while still a green Bible College student, I knew his was a voice worth listening to. I am deeply grateful to [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/07/21/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/">A Burning in My Bones | Winn Collier</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/07/21/a-burning-in-my-bones-winn-collier/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11373</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Pope John XXIII: A Life | Thomas Cahill</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2018/09/03/pope-john-xxiii-a-life-thomas-cahill/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2018/09/03/pope-john-xxiii-a-life-thomas-cahill/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Penguin Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pope John XXIII]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roman Catholicism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Cahill]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=9475</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>His mother called him Angelino, little angel, but the world knows him by the name he chose when he was elevated to highest position in the Roman Catholic church: Pope John XXIII. His choice of name was odd. The previous Pope named John was an anti-pope (not to mention a pirate and a murderer), and [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2018/09/03/pope-john-xxiii-a-life-thomas-cahill/">Pope John XXIII: A Life | Thomas Cahill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2018/09/03/pope-john-xxiii-a-life-thomas-cahill/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">9475</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Buber | Vermes</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/23/buber-vermes/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/23/buber-vermes/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[existentialism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grove Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martin Buber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pamela Vermes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zionism]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7979</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>To man the world is twofold, in accordance with his twofold attitude. The attitude of man is twofold, in accordance with the twofold nature of the primary words which he speaks. The primary words are not isolated words, but combined words. The one primary word is the combination I-Thou. The other primary word is the [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/23/buber-vermes/">Buber | Vermes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/23/buber-vermes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7979</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Legends, Icons & Rebels | Robertson, Guerinot, Robertson & Levine</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/02/17/legends-icons-rebels-robertson-guerinot-robertson-levine/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/02/17/legends-icons-rebels-robertson-guerinot-robertson-levine/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[classic rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jared Levine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Guerinot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robbie Robertson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sebastian Robert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tundra]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=6432</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>My son's taste in music reflects my own diverse preferences. On any given day you can hear him singing or listening to Tom Petty and Abba, Ellie Goulding and Xavier Rudd, The Beach Boys and Schumann. This diversity is a strength—the cross-pollination of musical traditions is what makes good music … good. Robbie Robertson's (from [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/02/17/legends-icons-rebels-robertson-guerinot-robertson-levine/">Legends, Icons & Rebels | Robertson, Guerinot, Robertson & Levine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/02/17/legends-icons-rebels-robertson-guerinot-robertson-levine/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6432</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Jacques Ellul Speaks on His Life and Work</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2013/07/22/jacques-ellul-speaks-on-his-life-and-work/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2013/07/22/jacques-ellul-speaks-on-his-life-and-work/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CBC Enterprises]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacques Ellul]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=6042</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Take a quick look at Jacques Ellul and the descriptors pile up: historian, thinker, sociologist, philosopher, theologian, anarchist, Christian, etc. It's clear that he's no one-dimensional academic. Excited to get a better grasp of the thinking that has influenced and challenged 20th century Christendom (not to mention culture in general), I picked up a copy [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2013/07/22/jacques-ellul-speaks-on-his-life-and-work/">Jacques Ellul Speaks on His Life and Work</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2013/07/22/jacques-ellul-speaks-on-his-life-and-work/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6042</post-id> </item> <item> <title>J. R. R. Tolkien | Mark Horne</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:43:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Encounters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Horne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4144</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>J. R. R. Tolkien's fame seems strangely limitless. His limited published output of only one children's book, one three-part adult book, and a few scholarly works during his lifetime only add to the curiosity of his world-wide appeal. That is, at least, until you sit down and read The Lord of the Rings. Then it [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/">J. R. R. Tolkien | Mark Horne</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4144</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Isaac Newton | Mitch Stokes</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:50:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Encounters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Isaac Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mitch Stokes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=2430</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Thomas Nelson Publishers has just introduced a series of biographies entitled, "Christian Encounters". I just finished reading Mitch Stokes' work on the life of Isaac Newton. While I cannot yet speak for the other books in the series, this volume is a resounding success. Stokes relates the life of Newton in a concise manner that [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/">Isaac Newton | Mitch Stokes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2430</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>