John Harris (biblical scholar) explained

John W. Harris
Fields:	linguistics, Bible translation
Workplaces:	Darwin Institute of Technology (now Charles Darwin University)
Education:	University of Queensland (PhD)
Thesis Title:	Language contact, Pidgins and the rise of Kriol in the Northern Territory: historical and theoretical perspectives
Thesis Year:	1986
Academic Advisors:	Bruce Rigsby, John Sandefur
Awards:	Lambeth Degree
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John W. Harris is an Australian Bible translator and linguist known for his works on aboriginal Christianity and creoles.^{[1] [2] [3]} He is one of the first scholars who provided a detailed account of Australian creoles.^[4] In 1986, he was Senior Lecturer in Education at Darwin Institute of Technology.^{[5] [6]} He received a Lambeth Degree from the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2010.^{[7] [8]}

Books

• 1986. Northern Territory pidgins and the origin of Kriol. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics
• 1994, One Blood: 200 Years Of Aboriginal Encounter With Christianity (revised edition), Albatross Books, Sydney.
• 1998, We wish we’d done more: ninety years of CMS and Aboriginal issues in north Australia, Openbook, Adelaide.

External links

• On a Mission: The Institutionalising of Aboriginal Children
• NORTHERN TERRITORY PIDGINS AND THE ORIGIN OF KRIOL
• Hiding the bodies: the myth of the humane colonisation of Aboriginal Australia
• CONTACT LANGUAGES AT THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BRITISH MILITARY SETTLEMENTS 1824-1849
• 1998 Mission Australia Address by Dr John W Harris

Notes and References

1. Loos . Noel . Scenes from an Academic Life: A Review of One Blood by John Harris . . 1993 . 17 . 1/2 . 133–141 . 24046230 . 0314-8769.
2. Web site: Early missionaries to Australia . Australians Together . en-AU.
3. Web site: A brutally honest book about Christians and Aborigines in Australia - Eternity News . www.eternitynews.com.au . en-AU . 16 March 2013.
4. Goldfield . Beverly A. . Early language development: Implications for clinical and educational practice. Harris John. London: Routledge, 1990. . Applied Psycholinguistics . April 1992 . 13 . 2 . 243–247 . 10.1017/S0142716400005580. 143459857 .
5. Harris . John . Contact Languages at the Northern Territory: British Military Settlements 1824-1849 . Aboriginal History . 1985 . 9 . 1/2 . 148–169 . 24045834 . 0314-8769.
6. Harris . John W. . Creoles — New Languages and an Old Debit . Journal of Christian Education . April 1986 . os-29 . 1 . 9–22 . 10.1177/002196578602900102 . 185848521 . en . 0021-9657.
7. News: A passionate lover of bringing the Bible to lonely people in lonely places - Eternity News . www.eternitynews.com.au . 15 January 2020 . en-AU.
8. Web site: Top 2021 Australian Christian books announced - BCWA . 12 November 2021.