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Solid foundation for faith

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Grounds For Assurance and Hope is a testimony to Dr Bryan Ball’s success in validating the biblical basis of major Seventh-day Adventist beliefs. Pr Patrick Boyle writes in this review that in pursuing this line of scholarship, Ball has demonstrated beyond doubt or criticism that Adventism is not a North American sect.

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Happy returns: how history helps

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Avondale Academic Press is celebrating the 80th birthday of an honorary senior research fellow at Avondale College of Higher Education by launching a commemorative book. Grounds for Assurance and Hope is a collection of biblical and historical writings by Dr Bryan Ball. The former president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific and principal of Avondale answers questions about the book, the Bible and his birthday.

Solid, significant discussion of origins

Thursday, August 23, 2012

“In the Beginning is a work of significance and brings together a wealth of useful information—how could it be otherwise when so many of its authors are not only widely published and respected scholars but my friends!” Dr Lynden Rogers reviews Dr Bryan Ball’s new book.

New views

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Participants at the launch of a book about creation see it as a valuable contribution to the discussion about origins despite expressing differing views about its content.