Benjamin Myers (born 14 May 1978) is an Australian theologian at Alphacrucis University College, and a research fellow of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University. From 2009 to 2017 Myers was a lecturer at United Theological College within the School of Theology of Charles Sturt University. Prior to taking up a post at CSU, Myers was a researcher at the University of Queensland's Centre for the History of European Discourses. He has also been a member of Princeton's Center of Theological Inquiry and a visiting scholar at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Myers specializes in systematic theology, English literature and modern Anglican thought. He has published a major book on John Milton's theology,[1] as well as numerous articles on Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Sarah Coakley, Benedict XVI and other modern theologians. His book on the thought of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams,[2][3] was named one of the best books of 2012 in The Guardian[4] and The Christian Century.[5] His book on the Apostles' Creed was an ECPA Book Award Finalist[6] and a SparkLit Christian Book of the Year Award Finalist in 2019.[7]
Myers is also widely known for being a pioneer in the Biblioblog movement. His blog, Faith & Theology,[8] was one of the original theology blogs and attracted a wide international audience for many years. A selection of writing from the blog was published as a book in 2013.[9] Myers is an occasional contributor to ABC Radio National[10] and ABC Religion and Ethics.[11] He has also published a children's book on the Apostles' Creed with illustrator Natasha Kennedy.[12]
Myers currently resides in Brisbane.
Works
Books
- Milton's Theology of Freedom Berlin: Walter De Gruyter, 2006. ISBN 978-3-11-018938-4
- Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams New York: T&T Clark, 2012. ISBN 978-0-567-59971-1
- Salvation in My Pocket: Fragments of Faith and Theology Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-60899-757-2
- The Apostles’ Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018 ISBN 978-1-68359-088-0
- (with Natasha Kennedy) The Apostles' Creed: For All God's Children Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2022 ISBN 1683595742
Selected articles
- "Predestination and Freedom in Milton’s Paradise Lost," in Scottish Journal of Theology 59:1 (2006), 64-80.
- "Prevenient Grace and Conversion in Paradise Lost," in Milton Quarterly 40:1 (2006), 22-39.
- "The Difference Totality Makes: Reconsidering Pannenberg’s Eschatological Ontology," in Neue Zeitschrift für systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie 49:2 (2007), 141-55.
- "Karl Barth as Historian: Historical Method in the Göttingen Lectures on Calvin, Zwingli and Schleiermacher," in Zeitschrift für dialektische Theologie 23:1 (2007), 96-109.
- "'Following the Way Which Is Called Heresy': Milton and the Heretical Imperative," in Journal of the History of Ideas 69:3 (2008), 375-93
- "Faith as Self-Understanding: Towards a Post-Barthian Appreciation of Rudolf Bultmann," in International Journal of Systematic Theology 10:1 (2008), 21-35.
- "The Stratification of Knowledge in the Thought of T. F. Torrance," in Scottish Journal of Theology 61:1 (2008), 1-15.
- "Does Theology Belong in the University? Schleiermacherian Reflections from an Australian Context," in International Journal of Public Theology 15:4 (2021), 484-495.
- "Affliction and Resignation in George Herbert: Reflections on Human Agency in a Global Pandemic," in New Blackfriars 103:1103 (2022), 113-127.
Chapters in edited volumes
- "Disruptive History: Rowan Williams on Heresy and Orthodoxy," in On Rowan Williams: Critical Essays, ed. Matheson Russell (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2009), 47-67. ISBN 978-1-55635-973-6
- "From Faithfulness to Faith in the Theology of Karl Barth," in The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical, and Theological Studies, ed. Michael F. Bird and Preston M. Sprinkle (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2009), 291-308. ISBN 978-1-59856-429-7
- "A Tale of Two Gardens: Augustine’s Narrative Interpretation of Romans 5," in Apocalpytic Paul: Cosmos and Anthropos in Romans 5-8 (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2013), 39-58.
- "The Patristic Atonement Model," in Locating Atonement: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015), 71-88.
- "‘Truth, Not Custom’: Joseph Ratzinger on Faith and Reason," in The Theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant Appreciation, ed. Tim Perry (Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019).
References
- ^ Benjamin Myers, Milton's Theology of Freedom.
- ^ "Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams - Continuum". Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ Volpe, Medi Ann (2013). "Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams by Benjamin Myers (London: T&T Clark, 2012), x + 130 pp". Modern Theology. 29 (3): 398–400. doi:10.1111/moth.12049.
- ^ "Books of the Year 2012," in The Guardian (November 25, 2012).
- ^ "Books: Theology and Philosophy," in The Christian Century (November 25, 2012).
- ^ 2019 ECPA Book Award Finalists.
- ^ 2019 Australian Christian Literature Awards.
- ^ "Home". faith-theology.com.
- ^ Benjamin Myers, Salvation in My Pocket: Fragments of Faith and Theology.
- ^ "Soul Search: I Believe - Ben Myers on Creeds in the Contemporary World", ABC Radio National (February 28, 2021).
- ^ Benjamin Myers, (August 13, 2013), Reflected glory: Imitation, biography and moral formation in early Christianity, ABC Religion and Ethics, Benjamin Myers, (October 30, 2015), Love Your Neighbour: Why Tony Abbott is (partly) Right and his Critics are (partly) Wrong, ABC Religion and Ethics
- ^ Megan Fowler, "D is for Discipleship, E is for Eschaton," in Christianity Today (November 22, 2021).