Benjamin Myers (born 14 May 1978) is an Australian

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...

at Alphacrucis University College, and a research fellow of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at

Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain Charles Napier Sturt, a British explorer ...

. From 2009 to 2017 Myers was a lecturer at United Theological College within the School of Theology of

. 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 Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller consistently has a student body that compr ...

. Myers specializes in systematic theology, English literature and modern Anglican thought. He has published a major book on

John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and polit ...

's theology, as well as numerous articles on

Karl Barth Karl Barth (; ; – ) was a Swiss Calvinist theologian. Barth is best known for his commentary ''The Epistle to the Romans'', his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship (except for a single phrase) of the Barmen Declara ...

Rudolf Bultmann Rudolf Karl Bultmann (; 20 August 1884 – 30 July 1976) was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Marburg. He was one of the major figures of early-20th-century biblical studies. A prominent criti ...

Sarah Coakley Sarah Anne Coakley (born 1951) is an English Anglican priest, systematic theologian and philosopher of religion with interdisciplinary interests. She is an honorary professor at the Logos Institute, the University of St Andrews, after she stepped ...

Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...

and other modern theologians. His book on the thought of the previous Archbishop of Canterbury,

Rowan Williams Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He was the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, a position he held from December 2002 to December 2012. Previously the Bi ...

, was named one of the best books of 2012 in

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and

The Christian Century ''The Christian Century'' is a Christian magazine based in Chicago, Illinois. Considered the flagship magazine of US mainline Protestantism, the monthly reports on religious news; comments on theological, moral, and cultural issues; and reviews ...

. His book on the

Apostles' Creed The Apostles' Creed (Latin: ''Symbolum Apostolorum'' or ''Symbolum Apostolicum''), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century ...

was an ECPA Book Award Finalist and a SparkLit Christian Book of the Year Award Finalist in 2019. Myers is also widely known for being a pioneer in the

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movement. His blog, ''Faith & Theology'', 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. Myers is an occasional contributor to ABC Radio National and ABC Religion and Ethics. He has also published a children's book on the

with illustrator Natasha Kennedy. Myers currently resides in

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Works

Books

*''Milton's Theology of Freedom'' Berlin: Walter De Gruyter, 2006. *''Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams'' New York: T&T Clark, 2012. *''Salvation in My Pocket: Fragments of Faith and Theology'' Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2013. *''The Apostles’ Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism'' Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018 * (with Natasha Kennedy) ''The Apostles' Creed: For All God's Children'' Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2022

Selected articles

*"Predestination and Freedom in Milton’s Paradise Lost," in ''

Scottish Journal of Theology The ''Scottish Journal of Theology'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of systematic, historical and biblical theology. It was established in 1948 by Thomas F. Torrance and J. K. S. Reid. Former editors-in-chief include Iain Torrance ...

'' 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 ''

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'' 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. *"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 Michael F. Bird (born 18 November 1974, Paderborn, West Germany) is an Australian Anglican priest, theologian, and New Testament scholar. Biography In his teenage years, Bird was an atheist who saw Christianity, "as a way of oppressing people, ...

and Preston M. Sprinkle (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2009), 291-308. *"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

External links

*https://www.ac.edu.au/faculty-and-staff/ben-myers/ *https://alphacrucis.academia.edu/BenMyers *http://www.faith-theology.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20171020192159/http://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/theology/staff/profiles/academic-staff/ben-myers {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Benjamin 1978 births Living people Australian Christian theologians Academic staff of Charles Sturt University