Bryan W. Ball
Bryan W. Ball (born 11 July 1935) is a British theologian, academic, author, teacher, former Principal 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 Ph.D 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 Principal of Avondale College between 1984 and 1990.[5] He was later made President of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church between 1990 and 1997[5] 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.[6]
Selected bibliography
- A great expectation: eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. Published by Brill, Leiden, 1975[7][8]
- The English connection: the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. Published by J. Clarke, Cambridge, England, 1981[9][10]
- The Seventh-day Men: Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, 1994[11][12]
- The essential Jesus: the man, His message, His mission. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2002; Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 2002[13]
- Christopher Feake 1612-1683. Entry in the DNB, Oxford University Press, 2004[14]
- Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter? Published by Signs Publishing Company, Victoria, Australia, 2007[15]
- The soul sleepers: Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. Published by James Clarke & Co., Cambridge, 2008[16][17][18]
- In the beginning: science and scripture confirm creation. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2012[19]
References
- ^ a b c d "Who's who in Australia". google.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church". google.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b c http://www.adventisthistory.org.uk/documents/CenturyofAdventism.pdf
- ^ a b "Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research - South Pacific Division". adventistarchives.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Bryan W. Ball". adventistbookcenter.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "New England New Jerusalem: The Millenarian Dimension of Transatlantic ..." google.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The English connection : the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "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". cambridge.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The Seventh-day Men : Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The Seventh-Day Men". James Clarke and Co Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The essential Jesus : the man, His message, His mission". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ ""Christopher Feake 1612-1683" by Bryan W. Ball". avondale.edu.au. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter?". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The Soul Sleepers: Christian Mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. By Bryan W. Ball". wiley.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley / Bryan W. Ball. - Version details - Trove". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation". worldcat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.