The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
The Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He was ordained by Peachtree Baptist Church (CBF) in 2006. After completing a bachelor of arts degree in religion at Oklahoma Baptist University and a master of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, he earned a doctoral degree in New Testament from Emory University.
His research interests range from the Acts of the Apostles to ancient and contemporary questions about race and ethnicity. In 2010, he published his first book, Ethnic Negotiations: The Function of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16. He is also a regular contributor to WorkingPreacher.org, and EnterTheBible.org.
For more information, visit his website.
Latest Content by The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
ON Scripture
1 John 3:16-24: The Love of God and the Needs of our Neighbors
By Eric D. Barreto
The presidential election season is in full bloom. Political sniping will soon reach a new apex. As the months go by, we will grow weary of the coarse political discourse and will breathe a sigh of relief on November 5th.
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Other Recent Content by The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
April 05, 2012
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
Many of us would likely struggle to define love succinctly. Many of us would not even know where to start. Love is one of those words that you can't possibly understand just by looking it up in the dictionary.
January 06, 2012
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
El Dia de los Tres Reyes is an important holiday for our sisters and brothers in Latin America. It was a significant day for my own family growing up. What are we missing by ignoring it?
December 21, 2011
ON Scripture
"If there is a war on Christmas, I think the assault is both more subtle and more pernicious than these perplexed conspiracy theories."
September 28, 2011
ON Scripture
How many of the Ten Commandments can you name? If you are like most Americans, the number is far below the full ten. A 2007 survey reported that most Americans could rattle off the ingredients of a Big Mac more readily than the Ten Commandments
September 08, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
I would argue the dream of a "post-racial" society is ultimately empty. Such hopes emerge from a positive aspiration that we might move toward a society in which racial and ethnic prejudice is no longer granted a divisive and destructive force among us. However, our differences linger on for better or for worse.
August 17, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
In his ON Scripture post, Dr. Eric Barreto writes, "In the Exodus story as in many of our lives, deliverance and suffering are interlaced. Our hopeful prayers are not always answered, and grace may take a different shape than we might have expected."
August 13, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
When I hear someone complain that Twitter is simply a space for narcissists to announce their choice of breakfast, I can't help but think of Roger Ebert.
July 28, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
Are our sermons commercials for the radical Christian life that warn in the fine print, "Don't try this at home?" Are we more concerned with the side effects than the healing Jesus promises?
June 29, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
Theological disputes are rending many of our churches apart. These too frequently destructive arguments force a difficult question upon us. Can we have discussions any more that do not degenerate to the taking of mutually exclusive positions?
June 15, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
Looking back, I am surprised that moving from Puerto Rico to Louisiana wasn't more traumatic than it was.
June 08, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto
(CBF)
Seemingly today, all the world's knowledge and data at our fingertips and yet wisdom and truth telling are no easier to discover. Too often, truth and truthiness look just alike.