<?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>ethics Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/ethics/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/ethics/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 03:02:06 +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>Ethics v. Legalese | Nassim Nicholas Taleb</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/01/17/ethics-v-legalese-nassim-nicholas-taleb/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/01/17/ethics-v-legalese-nassim-nicholas-taleb/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lawyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[modernity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nassim Nicholas Taleb]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Random House]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10318</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer. — Taleb, Antifragile, 15.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/01/17/ethics-v-legalese-nassim-nicholas-taleb/">Ethics v. Legalese | Nassim Nicholas Taleb</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/01/17/ethics-v-legalese-nassim-nicholas-taleb/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10318</post-id> </item> <item> <title>After the New Atheist Debate | Phil Ryan</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/07/22/after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/07/22/after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:30:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phil Ryan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Toronto Press]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10204</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a series of books were published that extol atheism. Harris, Dawkins, Dennett, and Hitchens became household names. While each of these people dubbed the “New Atheists” have differences of opinions, they hold one core belief in common: “we do what we do because we believe what we believe” [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/07/22/after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan/">After the New Atheist Debate | Phil Ryan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/07/22/after-the-new-atheist-debate-phil-ryan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10204</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Resident Aliens | Stanley Hauerwas & William H. Willimon</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/25/resident-aliens-stanley-hauerwas-william-h-willimon/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/25/resident-aliens-stanley-hauerwas-william-h-willimon/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 12:30:56 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abingdon Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[post-Christendom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stanley Hauerwas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William H. Willimon]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8888</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>First Century Philippi was a colony of Rome. It was the place where grizzled Roman soldiers would settle when their warfare was over. Consider it a mini Rome—a place where Roman law and values reigned. It was to the Christians in this Roman colony that Paul wrote, "our citizenship is in heaven" (Philippians 3:20 NRSV). [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/25/resident-aliens-stanley-hauerwas-william-h-willimon/">Resident Aliens | Stanley Hauerwas & William H. Willimon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/25/resident-aliens-stanley-hauerwas-william-h-willimon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8888</post-id> </item> <item> <title>After Virtue | Alasdair MacIntyre</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/18/virtue-alasdair-macintyre/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/18/virtue-alasdair-macintyre/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:30:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alasdair MacIntyre]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aristotle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Enlightenment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nietzsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Notre Dame Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtue ethics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8886</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Is there anything left to be said about After Virtue? With this book, Alasdair MacIntyre brought Aristotelian-style virtue ethics back into the modern conversation. It is a true classic, still quoted and built upon today, almost forty years after its original publication date. After Virtue falls into two parts. The first half of the book is [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/18/virtue-alasdair-macintyre/">After Virtue | Alasdair MacIntyre</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/18/virtue-alasdair-macintyre/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8886</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ethics | Dietrich Bonhoeffer</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/11/ethics-dietrich-bonhoeffer/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/11/ethics-dietrich-bonhoeffer/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:30:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dietrich Bonhoeffer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lutheranism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Simon & Schuster]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8853</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes I think I really have my life more or less behind me now and that all that would remain for me to do would be to finish my Ethics . . . (14) Unfortunately, he was unable to finish. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged by the Nazi regime on April 9, 1945, a mere two weeks [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/11/ethics-dietrich-bonhoeffer/">Ethics | Dietrich Bonhoeffer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/11/ethics-dietrich-bonhoeffer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8853</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Peaceable Kingdom | Stanley Hauerwas</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/04/peaceable-kingdom-stanley-hauerwas/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/04/peaceable-kingdom-stanley-hauerwas/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:30:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pacifism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stanley Hauerwas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Notre Dame Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtue ethics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8850</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We often think of Christian ethics in response to a concrete problem. Did that politician abuse his power when he dated that intern? Is it ethical for a rape victim to have an abortion? Is it permissible to lie in order to serve the greater good? Where can we go to find the resources to [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/04/peaceable-kingdom-stanley-hauerwas/">The Peaceable Kingdom | Stanley Hauerwas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/12/04/peaceable-kingdom-stanley-hauerwas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8850</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ministerial Ethics | Joe E. Trull & James E. Carter</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/11/20/ministerial-ethics-joe-e-trull-james-e-carter/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/11/20/ministerial-ethics-joe-e-trull-james-e-carter/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:30:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BakerAcademic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[code of ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[James E. Carter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe E. Trull]]></category> <category><![CDATA[morality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professional ethics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8837</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The world today is marked by an “ethical uncertainty” (13) which makes it difficult for people, let alone professionals, to know what they ought to do in any given situation. This problem is magnified for Christian ministers since their unique role is more ethically demanding than other professions (14–15). Recognizing a lack of information on [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/11/20/ministerial-ethics-joe-e-trull-james-e-carter/">Ministerial Ethics | Joe E. Trull & James E. Carter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/11/20/ministerial-ethics-joe-e-trull-james-e-carter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8837</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ethical Leadership | Walter Earl Fluker</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/10/09/ethical-leadership-walter-earl-fluker/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/10/09/ethical-leadership-walter-earl-fluker/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 11:30:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[character]]></category> <category><![CDATA[civility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fortress Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Walter Earl Fluker]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8786</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Ethical Leadership was written to an America in crisis. In 2009, the date of publication, Walter Earl Fluker lamented a nation involved in "two costly wars; struggling with financial crisis precipitated by unscrupulous ethical practices on Wall Street; recovering from a presidential campaign that degenerated into character assassination based on race, religion, and unresolved cultural wars" [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/10/09/ethical-leadership-walter-earl-fluker/">Ethical Leadership | Walter Earl Fluker</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/10/09/ethical-leadership-walter-earl-fluker/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8786</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Christian Ethics | D. Stephen Long</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/09/11/christian-ethics-d-stephen-long/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/09/11/christian-ethics-d-stephen-long/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crusades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[D. Stephen Long]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inquisition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxford University Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[slavery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Very Short Introduction]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=8730</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Christian ethics, for some, is an oxymoron. "For some modern persons, the term 'Christian' conjures up images of past immoral activities: crusades, the Inquisition, the conquest of the Americas, religious wars, the Galileo affair, defences of slavery and patriarchy" (1). D. Stephen Long argues otherwise. In this very short introduction (135 small pages), Long covers [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/09/11/christian-ethics-d-stephen-long/">Christian Ethics | D. Stephen Long</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2017/09/11/christian-ethics-d-stephen-long/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">8730</post-id> </item> <item> <title>MaddAddam | Margaret Atwood</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/06/maddaddam-margaret-atwood/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/06/maddaddam-margaret-atwood/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dystopia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MaddAddam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Margaret Atwood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[McClelland and Stewart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=6380</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I closed my review of The Year of the Flood (the previous book in the series) with, "We can only hope this turns into a trilogy." MaddAddam is the third book I hoped for. Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy is the story of a dystopian future where human greed and pride have clashed to unleash a plague that wipes [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/06/maddaddam-margaret-atwood/">MaddAddam | Margaret Atwood</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/06/maddaddam-margaret-atwood/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6380</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>