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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 .
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Biography
Bryan William Ball was born in
Bere Ferrers , Devon, England on 11 July 1935,
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[5] the son of Cecil William Richard Ball and Nora (née Beardsell).
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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 .
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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.
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Ball is a widely cited scholar who has written extensively on current and historical theological issues.
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Selected bibliography
A great expectation: eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660 . Published by
Brill ,
Leiden , 1975
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The English connection: the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief . Published by J. Clarke,
Cambridge , England, 1981
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The Seventh-day Men: Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800 . Published by
Oxford University Press ,
Oxford and New York City, 1994
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The essential Jesus: the man, His message, His mission . Published by
Pacific Press Publishing Association ,
Nampa, Idaho , 2002; Warburton, Victoria, Australia, 2002
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Christopher Feake 1612-1683 . Entry in the DNB,
Oxford University Press , 2004
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Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter? Published by
Signs Publishing Company , Victoria, Australia, 2007
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The soul sleepers: Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley . Published by James Clarke & Co.,
Cambridge , 2008
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In the beginning: science and scripture confirm creation . Published by
Pacific Press Publishing Association ,
Nampa, Idaho , 2012
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Grounds for Assurance and Hope - Selected Biblical and Historical writings of Bryan W. Ball. Published by Avondale Academic Press, 2015
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References
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d Sullivan, Leanne (2009).
Who's who in Australia . Crown Content.
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 . Oxford University Press.
ISBN
9780192802903 . Retrieved 17 June 2015 .
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"Adventist Church in UK and Ireland | Home" (PDF) .
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"Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research – South Pacific Division" . adventistarchives.org . Retrieved 17 June 2015 .
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"Bryan W. Ball" . adventistbookcenter.com . Retrieved 17 June 2015 .
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"Avondale College Presidents" . Adventist Archives . Retrieved 6 February 2020 .
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"South Pacific Division Presidents" . Adventist Archives . Retrieved 6 February 2020 .
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"Works by Bryan W. Ball" .
^ Ball, Bryan W. (2014).
The English Connection . The Lutterworth Press.
doi :
10.2307/j.ctt1cgf3k9 .
ISBN
9780227174456 .
JSTOR
j.ctt1cgf3k9 .
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A great expectation : eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660 . Brill. 1975.
ISBN
9789004043152 .
OCLC
1952573 .
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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 . 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 .
S2CID
163334408 .
^ The Seventh-day Men : Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600–1800 . Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. 1994.
ISBN
9780198267522 .
OCLC
28585875 .
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"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 .
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? .
ISBN
9781921292019 .
OCLC
181349937 .
^ Ball, Bryan W. (January 2008). The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley .
ISBN
9780227172605 .
OCLC
178316967 .
^ Ball, B. W. (1 January 2012). In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation .
ISBN
9780816326150 .
OCLC
772450038 .
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Grounds for Assurance and Hope: Selected Biblical and Historical Writings of Bryan W. Ball . Avondale Academic Press. 9 December 2015.
ISBN
9780958159142 .
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