Bryan W. Ball

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]

Bryan W. Ball
27th President of Avondale College
In office 1984–1990
Preceded by	J. J. C. Cox
Succeeded by	G. A. Madigan
Personal details
Born	11 July 1935 Bere Ferrers, Devon, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Newbold College Andrews University
Profession	Theologian, college administrator, author and teacher

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

1. Sullivan, Leanne (2009). Who's who in Australia. 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. ISBN 9780192802903. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
3. "Adventist Church in UK and Ireland | Home" (PDF).
4. "Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research – South Pacific Division". adventistarchives.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
5. "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. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ABall%2C+B.+W.&qt=hot_author Bryan W. Ball at WorldCat
9. A great expectation : eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. worldcat.org. Brill. 1975. ISBN 9789004043152. OCLC 1952573.
10. New England New Jerusalem: The Millenarian Dimension of Transatlantic ... ISBN 9780542852039. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
11. The English connection : the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. worldcat.org. J. Clarke. 1981. ISBN 9780227678442. OCLC 8762753.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. "The Seventh-Day Men". James Clarke and Co Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
15. Ball, Bryan W.; Johnsson, William G. (2002). The essential Jesus : the man, His message, His mission. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780816319299. OCLC 50260270.
16. Ball, Bryan (January 2004). ""Christopher Feake 1612–1683" by Bryan W. Ball". Avondale.edu.au. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
17. Ball, Bryan W. (2007). Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter?. worldcat.org. ISBN 9781921292019. OCLC 181349937.
18. Ball, Bryan W. (January 2008). The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780227172605. OCLC 178316967.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Ball, B. W. (1 January 2012). In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation. worldcat.org. ISBN 9780816326150. OCLC 772450038.

External links

• Bryan W. Ball at WorldCat