Bryan W. Ball

Bryan W. Ball
27th President of Avondale College
In office
1984–1990
Preceded byJ. J. C. Cox
Succeeded byG. A. Madigan
Personal details
Born (1935-07-11) 11 July 1935 (age 88)
Bere Ferrers, Devon, England
Alma materNewbold College
Andrews University
ProfessionTheologian, college administrator, author and teacher

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][9]

Selected bibliography

  • A great expectation: eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. Published by Brill, Leiden, 1975[10][11]
  • The English connection: the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. Published by J. Clarke, Cambridge, England, 1981[12][13]
  • The Seventh-day Men: Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York City, 1994[14][15]
  • The essential Jesus: the man, His message, His mission. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2002; Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 2002[16]
  • Christopher Feake 1612-1683. Entry in the DNB, Oxford University Press, 2004[17]
  • Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter? Published by Signs Publishing Company, Victoria, Australia, 2007[18]
  • The soul sleepers: Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. Published by James Clarke & Co., Cambridge, 2008[19]
  • In the beginning: science and scripture confirm creation. Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, Idaho, 2012[20]
  • Grounds for Assurance and Hope - Selected Biblical and Historical writings of Bryan W. Ball. Published by Avondale Academic Press, 2015[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sullivan, Leanne (2009). Who's who in Australia. Crown Content. ISBN 9781740951661. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ Cross, The Late F. L.; Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192802903. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Adventist Church in UK and Ireland | Home" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research – South Pacific Division". adventistarchives.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Bryan W. Ball". adventistbookcenter.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Avondale College Presidents". Adventist Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ "South Pacific Division Presidents". Adventist Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Works by Bryan W. Ball".
  9. ^ Ball, Bryan W. (2014). The English Connection. The Lutterworth Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1cgf3k9. ISBN 9780227174456. JSTOR j.ctt1cgf3k9.
  10. ^ A great expectation : eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. Brill. 1975. ISBN 9789004043152. OCLC 1952573.
  11. ^ New England New Jerusalem: The Millenarian Dimension of Transatlantic ... ISBN 9780542852039. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  12. ^ The English connection : the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. J. Clarke. 1981. ISBN 9780227678442. OCLC 8762753.
  13. ^ 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. S2CID 163334408.
  14. ^ The Seventh-day Men : Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600–1800. Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. 1994. ISBN 9780198267522. OCLC 28585875.
  15. ^ "The Seventh-Day Men". James Clarke and Co Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  16. ^ Ball, Bryan W.; Johnsson, William G. (2002). The essential Jesus : the man, His message, His mission. ISBN 9780816319299. OCLC 50260270.
  17. ^ Ball, Bryan (January 2004). ""Christopher Feake 1612–1683" by Bryan W. Ball". Avondale.edu.au. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  18. ^ Ball, Bryan W. (2007). Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter?. ISBN 9781921292019. OCLC 181349937.
  19. ^ Ball, Bryan W. (January 2008). The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. ISBN 9780227172605. OCLC 178316967.
  20. ^ Ball, B. W. (1 January 2012). In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation. ISBN 9780816326150. OCLC 772450038.
  21. ^ Grounds for Assurance and Hope: Selected Biblical and Historical Writings of Bryan W. Ball. Avondale Academic Press. 9 December 2015. ISBN 9780958159142.

External links

  • Works by Bryan W. Ball
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