Nathan Brown (writer)

Last updated

Nathan G. Brown (born c. 1974 [1] ) is a Christian author and editor. Brown is the "book editor" for Signs Publishing Company, based near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Contents

From 2003, he was editor of the magazines Signs of the Times , an Australian Christian magazine with a similar format to Reader's Digest ; Record , the newsmagazine for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific; and the Edge . He has written articles for a broad variety of magazines internationally, and has written or been the editing author of six or more books. He has won several awards for his writing. Former Adventist Review editor Bill Johnsson has described him as the best writer in the Adventist church. [2]

He has degrees in law, English, and literature.

Biography

Brown has degrees in law, English and literature. [3] In around 1999, he won a writing contest. [4]

He worked for Signs Publishing Company as a reporter for the Record. He received an internship with the Adventist Review where he worked for six months. [5] He received an honorable mention from the United States Associated Church Press for his article "Unfinished Work" in the Adventist Review world edition. [6] [7]

Brown was appointed chief editor of the Signs Publishing Company in 2003, believed to be its youngest editor ever; [1] and moved from Townsville in northern Queensland to Victoria [8] and the office of Signs Publishing Company.

He wrote a regular column for the Adventist Review for four years from 2003 till 2006, [3] and has also had columns in Edge, and Signs of the Times. He has also had columns with other Christian magazines, and published other pieces.

Brown/Record received the "Best editorial/opinion piece" award from the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) on 4 October 2008. The award was for Brown's editorial "The 'family' myth" which critiqued the "family values" rhetoric of politicians, and appeared in Record just prior to the 2007 federal election. [9] The judges commented,

"What a pity we didn’t hear more of this kind of thing during the election campaign, when the phrase 'family values' was being tossed about in into almost every speech and discussion. Nathan Brown, in examining what this nebulous term really means, urges us to see it in a larger perspective, as going beyond the nuclear family and into the wider world. He also points out something preachers and teachers often forget, that Jesus was very far from being a family man in the narrow Western sense. A brave and original point of view." [10]

He is studying towards a doctorate in English from James Cook University about the possibilities of God in postmodern literature. [1] [8] His hobbies include reading and writing, playing basketball, making radio, and growing flowers. [3] He is married to Angela, with whom he supports sponsor children in several countries. [3]

Publications

Brown has published many articles and several books, including:

Compiler and editor of:

Chapters in the "Australian Stories" series of books:

See also

Related Research Articles

Avondale University College College in New South Wales, Australia

Avondale University College is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world’s second largest Christian school system.

Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church includes observations made about its teachings, structure, and practices or theological disagreements from various individuals and groups.

Remnant (Seventh-day Adventist belief)

In Seventh-day Adventist theology, there will be an end time remnant of believers who are faithful to God. The remnant church is a visible, historical, organized body characterized by obedience to the commandments of God and the possession of a unique end-time gospel proclamation. Adventists have traditionally equated this "remnant church" with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.

Seventh-day Adventist eschatology

Seventh-day Adventist eschatology is based on their interpretation of the prophecies of Daniel, Revelation and other prophecies in the Bible. They hold a unique system of eschatological beliefs. Adventist eschatology, which uses historicist interpretation of prophecy, is characterized principally by the premillennial Second Coming of Christ. Traditionally, the church has taught that the Second Coming will be preceded by a global crisis with the Sabbath as a central issue. At Jesus' return, the righteous will be taken to heaven for one thousand years and the unsaved remain dead. After the millennium, the unsaved are resurrected to face the final judgment and then be punished by annihilation, while the saved will live on a recreated Earth for eternity.

Seventh-day Adventist theology

The theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church resembles that of Protestant Christianity, combining elements from Lutheran, Wesleyan-Arminian, and Anabaptist branches of Protestantism. Adventists believe in the infallibility of Scripture and teach that salvation comes from grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The 28 fundamental beliefs constitute the church's official doctrinal position.

Progressive Adventism

Progressive Adventists are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who prefer different emphases or disagree with certain beliefs traditionally held by mainstream Adventism and officially by the church. While they are often described as liberal Adventism by other Adventists, the term "progressive" is generally preferred as a self-description. This article describes terms such as evangelical Adventism, cultural Adventism, charismatic Adventism, and progressive Adventism and others, which are generally related but have distinctions.

The South Pacific Division (SPD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in the South Pacific nations of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the South Pacific. Its headquarters is in Wahroonga, Australia.

Historic Adventism

Historic Adventism is an informal designation for conservative individuals and organizations affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church who seek to preserve certain traditional beliefs and practices of the church. They feel that the church leadership has shifted or departed from key doctrinal "pillars" ever since the middle of the 20th century. Specifically, they point to the publication in 1957 of a book entitled Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine; which they feel undermines historic Adventist theology in favor of theology more compatible with evangelicalism. Historic Adventism has been erroneously applied by some to any Adventists that adhere to the teachings of the church as reflected in the church's fundamental beliefs such as the Sabbath or the Spirit of Prophecy. They misapply those who hold to mainstream traditional Adventist beliefs as synonymous with Historic Adventist.

<i>Signs of the Times</i> (Australian magazine)

Signs of the Times is a monthly subscription magazine published by Signs Publishing Company, a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house, for Australia and New Zealand. "Signs" is an easy-to-read magazine for the general public focused on understanding current issues from a biblical point of view as well as promoting a holistic and healthy Adventist lifestyle.

Signs Publishing Company

Signs Publishing Company is a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Warburton, Victoria, Australia.

Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia is formally organised as the Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, a subentity of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. As of 30 June 2018, baptised church membership stands at 61,530. Despite its small size, the Australian church has made a significant impact on the worldwide Adventist church.

Three Angels Messages

The "three angels' messages" is an interpretation of the messages given by three angels in Revelation 14:6–12. The Seventh-day Adventist church teaches that these messages are given to prepare the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ, and sees them as a central part of its own mission.

Arthur Patrick

Arthur Nelson Patrick was a Seventh-day Adventist theologian and historian. At the time of death, he was an honorary senior research fellow at Avondale College in New South Wales, Australia. He also worked in pastoral ministry, evangelism, religion teaching, academic administration, and hospital chaplaincy for the Seventh-day Adventist church.

<i>Record</i> (magazine)

Adventist Record is the fortnightly news magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific region of the church. Its office is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and connected with Adventist Media. The magazine is printed by Signs Publishing Company, located outside of Melbourne, in Victoria.

Norm Young

Norman Hugh Young (1938—) is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian theologian and New Testament scholar. He recently retired as senior lecturer at Avondale College in New South Wales, Australia.

Hans Karl LaRondelle

Hans Karl LaRondelle was a respected Seventh-day Adventist theologian; a strong proponent of the gospel and salvation by faith alone. In a 1985 questionnaire of North American Adventist Theology lecturers, LaRondelle tied for fourth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them, and was number one amongst the under 39 age group. He died March 7, 2011.

Morris Venden

Morris L. Venden was a prominent Seventh-day Adventist preacher, teacher, and author, who was also a member of the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker.

John Carter (evangelist)

John Carter is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian evangelist known especially for his work in the former Soviet Union. His presentation is known as the "Carter Report", and he is a somewhat known figure within the Adventist church. He is married to Beverley L. Carter.

Grenville J. R. Kent is an Australian academic, film producer, author, and Christian communicator. He is the producer of Big Questions, a forthcoming documentary series examining faith, and the "10 Questions for God" series of booklets. He has earned a PhD from the University of Manchester, England, and a D.Min from the Australian College of Theology, and taught Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) and Old Testament at the Wesley Institute in Sydney.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New editor for Australian Signs". Adventist Review v180 (18 December 2003), p20. Brenton Stacey, "New editor named for Signs Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ". Record 108:48 (6 December 2003), p1,5
  2. ↑ Cited by Bruce Manners (former Record editor) in "That last editorial", a letter to the editor, Record 114:39 (10 October 2009), p 29. Manners adds, "We've seen this over the years."
  3. 1 2 3 4 Relevation – About the Author
  4. ↑ "Aussie wins writing contest". Record v104 (13 February 1999), p5
  5. ↑ "Record reporter offered internship with Adventist Review". Record v107 (2 March 2002), p3
  6. ↑ Nathan Brown, "An unfinished work". Adventist Review v179 (12 December 2002), p8–11. The article originally appeared as "God’s Unfinished Work" in Signs of the Times (Australia and New Zealand version), August 2002
  7. ↑ "Aussie writer receives US award". Record v108 (24 May 2003), p4
  8. 1 2 Signs of the Times – Meet the Team
  9. ↑ Nathan Brown, "The 'family' myth Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine ". Record 112:44 (17 November 2007), p2
  10. ↑ "RECORD recognised at ARPA awards" by Adele Nash. Record 25 October 2008, p4
  11. ↑ "Editor's book launched at DEC". Record v111 (9 December 2006), p2
  12. ↑ Reviews include Stephen Chavez, Adventist Review v184 (12 April 2007), p30; and Julene Duerksen-Kapao, Record v111 (16 December 2006), p9
  13. ↑ One review is "Nemesis Train: A puzzle, but the pieces fit" by Melody Tan. See also "RECORD editor launches Nemesis Train by Adele Nash. Record 113:42 (1 November 2008), p7
  14. ↑ Note: In traditional Aboriginal culture, people avoid naming the dead
  15. ↑ Melody Tan, "New books launched at Session". Record v110 (17 September 2005), p10
  16. ↑ Adele Nash, "New book of stories launched at Signs". Record v112 (27 October 2007), p3
  17. ↑ Excerpts adapted in "Ordinary People Generous God". Record 115:12 (29 May 2010), p18–19. Release announced in "Book of Stories Helps Stewardship Focus" in the same issue of Record, p14
  18. ↑ Flashpoint Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . Record 108:43 (1 November 2003), p3
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.