John Harris (biblical scholar)

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]

John W. Harris
EducationUniversity of Queensland (PhD)
AwardsLambeth Degree
Scientific career
Fieldslinguistics, Bible translation
InstitutionsDarwin Institute of Technology
ThesisLanguage contact, Pidgins and the rise of Kriol in the Northern Territory: historical and theoretical perspectives (1986)
Academic advisorsBruce Rigsby, John Sandefur

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.

References
  1. Loos, Noel (1993). "Scenes from an Academic Life: A Review of One Blood by John Harris". Aboriginal History. 17 (1/2): 133–141. ISSN 0314-8769. JSTOR 24046230.
  2. "Early missionaries to Australia". Australians Together.
  3. "A brutally honest book about Christians and Aborigines in Australia - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. 16 March 2013.
  4. Goldfield, Beverly A. (April 1992). "Early language development: Implications for clinical and educational practice. Harris John. London: Routledge, 1990". Applied Psycholinguistics. 13 (2): 243–247. doi:10.1017/S0142716400005580. S2CID 143459857.
  5. Harris, John (1985). "Contact Languages at the Northern Territory: British Military Settlements 1824-1849". Aboriginal History. 9 (1/2): 148–169. ISSN 0314-8769. JSTOR 24045834.
  6. Harris, John W. (April 1986). "Creoles — New Languages and an Old Debit". Journal of Christian Education. os-29 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1177/002196578602900102. ISSN 0021-9657. S2CID 185848521.
  7. "A passionate lover of bringing the Bible to lonely people in lonely places - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. 15 January 2020.
  8. "Top 2021 Australian Christian books announced - BCWA". 12 November 2021.


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