Bryan W. Ball Explained

Bryan W. Ball
Order:	27th
Office:	President of Avondale College
Term Start:	1984
Term End:	1990
Predecessor:	J. J. C. Cox
Successor:	G. A. Madigan
Birth Date:	1935 7, df=y
Birth Place:	Bere Ferrers, Devon, England
Nationality:	British
Alma Mater:	Newbold College Andrews University
Profession:	Theologian, 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]

External links

• Works by Bryan W. Ball

Notes and References

1. Book: Who's who in Australia. 17 June 2015. 9781740951661. Sullivan. Leanne. 2009. Crown Content .
2. Book: The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 17 June 2015. 9780192802903. Cross. The Late F. L.. Cross. Frank Leslie. Livingstone. Elizabeth A.. 2005. Oxford University Press .
3. Web site: Adventist Church in UK and Ireland | Home.
4. Web site: Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research – South Pacific Division. adventistarchives.org. 17 June 2015.
5. Web site: Bryan W. Ball. adventistbookcenter.com. 17 June 2015.
6. Web site: Avondale College Presidents. Adventist Archives. 6 February 2020.
7. Web site: South Pacific Division Presidents. Adventist Archives. 6 February 2020.
8. Web site: Works by Bryan W. Ball .
9. Book: The English Connection . j.ctt1cgf3k9 . Ball . Bryan W. . 2014 . The Lutterworth Press . 10.2307/j.ctt1cgf3k9 . 9780227174456 .
10. Book: A great expectation : eschatological thought in English Protestantism to 1660. 9789004043152. Brill. 1975. 1952573. registration.
11. Book: New England New Jerusalem: The Millenarian Dimension of Transatlantic .... 17 June 2015. 9780542852039.
12. Book: The English connection : the Puritan roots of Seventh-Day Adventist belief. 9780227678442. J. Clarke. 1981. 8762753.
13. 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. 33. 3. 506. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 10.1017/S0022046900026804. 1982. Nuttall. Geoffrey F.. 163334408 .
14. Book: The Seventh-day Men : Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600–1800. 9780198267522. Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. 1994. 28585875.
15. Web site: The Seventh-Day Men. James Clarke and Co Ltd. 17 June 2015.
16. Book: The essential Jesus : the man, His message, His mission. 9780816319299. Ball. Bryan W.. Johnsson. William G.. 2002. Pacific Press Pub. Association . 50260270.
17. "Christopher Feake 1612–1683" by Bryan W. Ball. Avondale.edu.au. 17 June 2015. January 2004. Ball. Bryan.
18. Book: Can we still believe the Bible? : and does it really matter?. 9781921292019. Ball. Bryan W.. 2007. Signs Publishing Company . 181349937.
19. Book: The soul sleepers : Christian mortalism from Wycliffe to Priestley. 9780227172605. Ball. Bryan W.. January 2008. James Clarke & Company . 178316967.
20. Book: In the beginning : science and scripture confirm creation. 9780816326150. Ball. B. W.. 1 January 2012. Pacific Press Publishing Association . 772450038.
21. Book: Grounds for Assurance and Hope: Selected Biblical and Historical Writings of Bryan W. Ball . 9780958159142 . 9 December 2015 . Avondale Academic Press .