Bryan W. Ball
Bryan W. Ball | |
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27th President of Avondale College | |
In office 1984–1990 | |
Preceded by | J. J. C. Cox |
Succeeded by | G. A. Madigan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bere Ferrers, Devon, England | 11 July 1935
Alma mater | Newbold College Andrews University |
Profession | Theologian, college administrator, author and teacher |
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Bryan W. Ball (born 11 July 1935) is a British theologian, author, teacher, former President of Avondale College and former President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Bryan William Ball was born in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England on 11 July 1935,[1][5] the son of Cecil William Richard Ball and Nora (née Beardsell).[1]
Ball was educated at Bedford Modern School and Tavistock Grammar School.[1] He graduated BA from Newbold College, MA in Religion from Andrews University and was awarded a PhD from the University of London.[5]
Ball was Chair of Theology at Newbold College between 1976 and 1984.[3] In 1984 he moved to Australia to become President of Avondale College between 1984 and 1990.[6] He was later made President of the South Pacific Division between 1990 and 1997[7] where he was instrumental in the further development of the Sydney Adventist Hospital and helped the Pacific Adventist College in Papua New Guinea achieve university status.[3][4]
Ball is a widely cited scholar who has written extensively on current and historical theological issues.[8]
Selected bibliography
- A great expectation: eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. Published by Brill, Leiden, 1975[9][10]
- The English connection: the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. Published by J. Clarke, Cambridge, England, 1981[11][12]
- The Seventh-day Men: Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York City, 1994[13][14]
- The essential Jesus: the man, His message, His mission. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2002; Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 2002[15]
- Christopher Feake 1612-1683. Entry in the DNB, Oxford University Press, 2004[16]
- Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter? Published by Signs Publishing Company, Victoria, Australia, 2007[17]
- The soul sleepers: Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. Published by James Clarke & Co., Cambridge, 2008[18][19][20]
- In the beginning: science and scripture confirm creation. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2012[21]
References
- ^ a b c d Sullivan, Leanne (2009). Who's who in Australia. ISBN 9781740951661. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Cross, The Late F. L.; Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. ISBN 9780192802903. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Adventist Church in UK and Ireland | Home" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research – South Pacific Division". adventistarchives.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Bryan W. Ball". adventistbookcenter.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Avondale College Presidents". Adventist Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "South Pacific Division Presidents". Adventist Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ABall%2C+B.+W.&qt=hot_author Bryan W. Ball at WorldCat
- ^ A great expectation : eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. worldcat.org. Brill. 1975. ISBN 9789004043152. OCLC 1952573.
- ^ New England New Jerusalem: The Millenarian Dimension of Transatlantic ... ISBN 9780542852039. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ The English connection : the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. worldcat.org. J. Clarke. 1981. ISBN 9780227678442. OCLC 8762753.
- ^ Nuttall, Geoffrey F. (1982). "The Journal of Ecclesiastical History - The English Connection: the Puritan roots of Seventh-day Adventist belief. By B. W. Ball. Pp. 252. James Clarke, 1981. £7.50. – Cambridge Journals Online". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 33 (3): 506. doi:10.1017/S0022046900026804.
- ^ The Seventh-day Men : Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600–1800. worldcat.org. Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. 1994. ISBN 9780198267522. OCLC 28585875.
- ^ "The Seventh-Day Men". James Clarke and Co Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Ball, Bryan W.; Johnsson, William G. (2002). The essential Jesus : the man, His message, His mission. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780816319299. OCLC 50260270.
- ^ Ball, Bryan (January 2004). ""Christopher Feake 1612–1683" by Bryan W. Ball". Avondale.edu.au. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Ball, Bryan W. (2007). Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter?. worldcat.org. ISBN 9781921292019. OCLC 181349937.
- ^ Ball, Bryan W. (January 2008). The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780227172605. OCLC 178316967.
- ^ McCall, Bradford (2010). "The Soul Sleepers: Christian Mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. By Bryan W. Ball". The Heythrop Journal. 51 (3): 492–493. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2010.00573_11.x.
- ^ Ball, Bryan W. (January 2008). The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley / Bryan W. Ball. – Version details – Trove. nla.gov.au. ISBN 9780227172605. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Ball, B. W. (1 January 2012). In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780816326150. OCLC 772450038.
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