<?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>William B. Eerdmans Publishing Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/william-b-eerdmans-publishing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/william-b-eerdmans-publishing/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 16:00:08 +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>Women Who Do | Holly J. Carey</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/10/21/women-who-do-holly-j-carey/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/10/21/women-who-do-holly-j-carey/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:30:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gospels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Holly J. Carey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Testament]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[women]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=13987</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We’ve all heard stories about the twelve disciples, especially the stand-outs: Peter, James, John, Thomas, Judas. But what about the women? While not named among the twelve, they are everywhere in the gospels and Acts, once you begin to look for them. Holly J. Carey’s bold thesis is that the women were not only there [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/10/21/women-who-do-holly-j-carey/">Women Who Do | Holly J. Carey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2024/10/21/women-who-do-holly-j-carey/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">13987</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Power in Weakness | Timothy G. Gombis</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/06/12/power-in-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/06/12/power-in-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:30:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pauline theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[powers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[principalities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timothy G. Gombis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weakness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=12524</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The kingdoms of this world run on power. The Kingdom of God is different. Agents in the eschatological kingdom glory in weakness, knowing that only then can God’s resurrection power work in and through them. In Power in Weakness, Timothy G. Gombis explores Paul’s use of power in ministry. In an age when Christian Nationalism [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/06/12/power-in-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/">Power in Weakness | Timothy G. Gombis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/06/12/power-in-weakness-timothy-g-gombis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12524</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Pastor’s Bookshelf | Austin Carty</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/04/17/the-pastors-bookshelf-austin-carty/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/04/17/the-pastors-bookshelf-austin-carty/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Austin Carty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[classics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[empathy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[literature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reading]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=12403</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I wanted this book to be true—and it didn’t let me down. In a brief 150 pages, Austin Carty argues that pastors should read good literature because literature helps to form us rather than merely inform our minds. Good literature is a window into human nature. Anyone who’s ever pastored knows that there’s never enough [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/04/17/the-pastors-bookshelf-austin-carty/">The Pastor’s Bookshelf | Austin Carty</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2023/04/17/the-pastors-bookshelf-austin-carty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">12403</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Like Father, Like Son | Tom Smail</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/27/like-father-like-son-tom-smail/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/27/like-father-like-son-tom-smail/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[imago dei]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Smail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trinity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=6396</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>We believe that God is Trinity: Father, Son and Spirit. Three persons, one deity. With that in mind, what does it mean to be created in that image? That is the question that Smail tackles in this stimulating book. Here's Smail's argument in a nutshell: To be authentically human is to reflect in our relationships [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/27/like-father-like-son-tom-smail/">Like Father, Like Son | Tom Smail</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/01/27/like-father-like-son-tom-smail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">6396</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Ecclesiastes | Peter Enns</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/08/06/ecclesiastes-peter-enns/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/08/06/ecclesiastes-peter-enns/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[absurd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ecclesiastes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meaningless]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter Enns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vanity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4864</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Death makes life absurd. This is the message of Ecclesiastes in four words. Enns does a great job clarifying and emphasizing this point in his Two Horizons commentary. The book of Ecclesiastes is a sandwich: Frame Narrator (1:1-11) Qohelet (preacher) (1:12-12:7) Frame Narrator (12:8-14) The Frame Narrator begins by summarizing the Qohelet's words (Life is [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/08/06/ecclesiastes-peter-enns/">Ecclesiastes | Peter Enns</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/08/06/ecclesiastes-peter-enns/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4864</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Politics of Jesus | John Howard Yoder</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/05/14/the-politics-of-jesus-john-howard-yoder/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/05/14/the-politics-of-jesus-john-howard-yoder/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Politics of Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Howard Yoder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sociology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4769</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>If you've been following this blog, you'll know that I've summarized and reflected on each of the 12 chapters that make up The Politics of Jesus. Since all the details have been covered, I'll offer a few final thoughts here. The Politics of Jesus was a landmark book. It was first published in 1972 in [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/05/14/the-politics-of-jesus-john-howard-yoder/">The Politics of Jesus | John Howard Yoder</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/05/14/the-politics-of-jesus-john-howard-yoder/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4769</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Theology of Paul the Apostle | James D. G. Dunn</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/01/30/the-theology-of-paul-the-apostle-james-d-g-dunn/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/01/30/the-theology-of-paul-the-apostle-james-d-g-dunn/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Theology of the Apostle Paul]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[James D. G. Dunn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paul]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Romans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4469</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>James Dunn has spent over four decades with Paul on his mind. He's produced commentaries on his letters and been one of the pioneers of the New Perspective on Paul. When you read The Theology of Paul the Apostle, his experience and knowledge of the topic comes through on every lucid page. Theologies of Paul [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/01/30/the-theology-of-paul-the-apostle-james-d-g-dunn/">The Theology of Paul the Apostle | James D. G. Dunn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2012/01/30/the-theology-of-paul-the-apostle-james-d-g-dunn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4469</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Colossians and Philemon | N. T. Wright</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/11/21/colossians-and-philemon-n-t-wright/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/11/21/colossians-and-philemon-n-t-wright/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colossians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[N. T. Wright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philemon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tyndale New Testament Commentaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4213</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Long before the massive "Christian Origins and the Question of God" project, long he was "The Right Reverend Father in God, by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham," we had N. T. Wright, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey. While some the later themes of Wright's theology are not fully developed by the time he penned [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/11/21/colossians-and-philemon-n-t-wright/">Colossians and Philemon | N. T. Wright</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/11/21/colossians-and-philemon-n-t-wright/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4213</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Practice Resurrection | Eugene H. Peterson</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/11/practice-resurrection-eugene-h-peterson/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/11/practice-resurrection-eugene-h-peterson/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ephesians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene H. Peterson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=3201</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Practice Resurrection is Peterson's meditations on what the church is, according to Ephesians. As you would expect from him, the church is not some nebulous concept but a very practical household—among other metaphors. If you're stuck with the idea of church as a mere building, or something exclusive between you and Jesus, Peterson's book will [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/11/practice-resurrection-eugene-h-peterson/">Practice Resurrection | Eugene H. Peterson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/11/practice-resurrection-eugene-h-peterson/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3201</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Following Jesus | N. T. Wright</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/07/05/following-jesus-n-t-wright/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/07/05/following-jesus-n-t-wright/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spiritual Formation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[N. T. Wright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sermons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William B. Eerdmans Publishing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=2507</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I bought this book from Amazon.com under the mistaken impression that it was published in 2009. There's still nothing to indicate different on the website. Just to be clear, this collection of sermons which was loosely transformed into a book was first published in 1994. The Eerdmans paperback version selling on Amazon was printed in [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/07/05/following-jesus-n-t-wright/">Following Jesus | N. T. Wright</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/07/05/following-jesus-n-t-wright/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2507</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>