Brian Johnston – författare

Brian Johnston's approach to Ibsen, now well known, is unlike any other. Johnston sees Ibsen's twelve realist plays as a single cyclical work, the "realist" method of which hides a much larger poetic intention than has previously been suspected. He believes that the cycle constitutes one of the major works of the European imagination, comparable in scale to Goethe or Dante. And he has shown Ibsen to be the heir to Romantic and Hegelian art and thought, adapting this heritage to the circumstances of his own day.This work demonstrates how the language and scene, characters and "props," of the Ibsen dramas establish a bold and far-reaching theatrical goal: nothing less than an account of our biological and cultural identity in its multilayered totality. Johnston argues that Ibsen's realist text, while stimulating the appearance of nineteenth-century life, also objectively and precisely builds up an alternative image in which archetypal figures and situations from our cultural past repossess the realist stage. Thus he sees the Ibsen "strategy" in his realist plays as twofold: (1) the dialectical subversion of the nineteenth-century reality presented in the plays, and (2) the forced recovery of the archetypal from the past, in a procedure similar to James Joyce's in Ulysses. By "supertext" Johnston means a reservoir of cultural reference upon which Ibsen continuously drew in his realist work just as in is earlier poetic and historical dramas.

Following Brian Johnston's death in 1994, Prime Minister John Major appeared to speak for the nation when he remarked that 'Summers will never be the same.' To an Englishman's ears, the sound of leather against willow will always be closely associated with the cheerful tones of Johnners.Brian Johnston was a man who admitted: 'I have this absurd hankering to make people laugh.' He also summed up his books as 'the meanderings of a remarkably happy and lucky person, to whom life, like cricket, is a funny game and still a lot of fun.' Lovingly edited by his eldest son, Barry, A Delicious Slice of Johnners is a wonderfully enjoyable compendium of three of Johnners' best loved books, the autobiographies It's Been a Lot of Fun and It's a Funny Game, and Rain Stops Play

To the Third Empire was first published in 1980. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.Critical acclaim greeted Brian Johnston's 1975 book on Ibsen's final phase, The Ibsen Cycle. Choice called it "the single most provocative and critically exciting books of Ibsen criticism in decades." Johnston now turns his attention to the early works, using the same thematic premise - that the plays follow a clear progression, influenced by the Hegalian aesthetic that pervaded Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. The result is an explanation of the early career that demonstrates both its unity and its essential relation to the realistic cycle that followed. In advancing his argument Johnston provides close readings of ten plays, ranging from Cataline to Emperor and Galilean and including Brand and Peer Gynt. Scholars and students of drama, comparative literature, and Ibsen studies will find To the Third Empire an essential work.

This collection supports teachers and other educators to put key ideas about education to work in an accessible way, equipping them to realize the promise of their professional lives. Bridging school, further and higher education contexts, it draws on the distinctive contributions to research and scholarship that have been developed in Scottish education in recent times. Structured in three parts, it focuses first on key ideas and debates in education around posthumanism, education policy, professional standards, decoloniality; antiracism and children’s rights and agency. It then moves to themes specifically related to teachers, including identity, agency, educational leadership, professional learning and more-than-human teachers. The book’s final section deals with approaches to teaching such as curriculum making, creativity, play, outdoor and inquiry-based learning, transitions, and inclusion. Each chapter closes with with reflective questions co-created with practitioners, enabling readers to respond to the challenges, opportunities and recurrent themes that teaching presents.

This collection supports teachers and other educators to put key ideas about education to work in an accessible way, equipping them to realize the promise of their professional lives. Bridging school, further and higher education contexts, it draws on the distinctive contributions to research and scholarship that have been developed in Scottish education in recent times. Structured in three parts, it focuses first on key ideas and debates in education around posthumanism, education policy, professional standards, decoloniality; antiracism and children’s rights and agency. It then moves to themes specifically related to teachers, including identity, agency, educational leadership, professional learning and more-than-human teachers. The book’s final section deals with approaches to teaching such as curriculum making, creativity, play, outdoor and inquiry-based learning, transitions, and inclusion. Each chapter closes with with reflective questions co-created with practitioners, enabling readers to respond to the challenges, opportunities and recurrent themes that teaching presents.

Why did God go into such great detail with Moses as to exactly how the Tabernacle was to be built and the offerings that were to be made there? And why did He include it all in our Bibles? Is it just rather dry, ancient history or is there anything that is applicable to Christians today – thousands of years later?Bible teacher, missionary and radio broadcaster, Brian Johnston's provides insights into a subject that many find daunting - including how components of the Tabernacle  provide very relevant pictures of the service that God expects from Christians today.1. OVERCOMING SIN’S BARRIER2. A SURE FOUNDATION3. A VIEW OF CHRIST’S CROSS-WORK4. CLEANSING BY THE WORD5. STANDING TOGETHER FOR GOD6. AN OBJECT LESSON IN CHURCH UNITY7. THE WAY TO GOD8. PURE DEVOTION9. POWER TO WITNESS10. SHEDDING LIGHT ON HOLY COMMUNION11. SOMETHING RESEMBLING CHRIST12. THE LORD CAME OUT TO LEAD US IN13. WORSHIPPING IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH

We might think of Samson as a flawed hero - but as Brian Johnston explores in this concise 8-chapter study, there are a number of elements of his life which are a wonderful picture of Jesus!

In this latest book from the Search For Truth Series, Brian Johnston takes a practical look at family life through the lens of Joseph's experiences in the various 'homes' that he found himself in, and also explores how the apostle Paul's close relationship with the Church of God in Thessalonika resembles a parental one.

As Brian Johnston explains, 8 different prepositions are used in the Holy Spirit's inspiration of the apostle Paul's writings, and this is no accident for each of them tells us something different about our relationship with Jesus: Through Christ (Our Mediator), On Christ (Our Foundation), In Christ (Our Inheritance), Under Christ (Our Lord), With Christ (Our Life), Unto Christ (Our Master And Judge), For Christ (Our Lover), Of Christ (Our Model).  Also included is a bonus book "e;Faith with Focus"e; which looks at four "e;one things"e; that the Bible talks about.

The first step in our relationship with Jesus is accepting Him as our Saviour - but that's just the beginning! In this short book, Brian Johnston expounds 8 important ways that every Christian should deepen their personal relationship with Christ.1. In being in union with Him2. In being built on Him3. In being United by and with Him4. In following Him5. In owning Him as Head of the Body6. In being added alongside Him7. In being subject to Him as Son over God's House8. In remembering Him

Brian Johnston digs into the archaeology of Israel to explain what’s below the surface of the Old Testament Gilgals and the events that happened there - and to encourage disciples to put their foot down and possess the land in their Christian walk!CHAPTER ONE: FIRST STEPSCHAPTER TWO: POSSESSING THE PROMISES AND BLESSINGSCHAPTER THREE: GAINING A FOOTHOLDCHAPTER FOUR: PUTTING OUR FOOT DOWNCHAPTER FIVE: STEPPING OUT FULLY INTO GOD'S WILLCHAPTER SIX: WHEN OUR FOOT SLIPSCHAPTER SEVEN: REGAINING A FOOTHOLDCHAPTER EIGHT: STEPPING INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES

Martin Luther didn't seem overly impressed with the Bible letter by James, describing it as 'a right strawy epistle'! It seems he felt disappointed it didn't contain any exalted description of Christ, nor make reference to the work of the Spirit. It's true that James doesn't deal with the glories of Christ and his Church or with the great Christian blessings, nor does he transport us to the world to come. But he forces us to face up squarely to practical realities and their ethical implications. Bible teacher Brian Johnston brings us face to face with them in a down-to-earth style that perhaps James himself would have appreciated!

The apostle Paul says in Romans 9:4-5: "e;who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God, Amen."e;Perhaps you hadn’t noticed this little gem tucked away in the middle of the letter, but it is a tremendous description of what it meant to be among God’s people in the past. We are not so much interested in a history lesson, of course, but in seeing to what extent each of these eight great can find its answer today in our service for God.

In this short book, Brian Johnston takes an easy-to-read look at five women who appear in the genealogy of Jesus in the New Testament - Ruth, Tamar, Bathsheba, Rahab and Mary - women who through God's grace were used by Him despite some very challenging circumstances.

Current events in the Middle East and Russia are making people wonder what the future holds. Are you looking for Bible prophecy to be explained in an interesting and informative way? In this concise book, Bible teacher, missionary and radio broadcaster, Brian Johnston provides some key principles for unlocking the meaning of Bible prophecy and surveys what the Bible says about the future, primarily from the books of Daniel and Revelation. Topics covered include:- Will there ever be a United States of Europe?- Will there be a single world currency?- What is the critical position of Israel in God's purposes?- Will the temple be rebuilt in Jerusalem?- What can we know about the Antichrist?- Will Jesus Christ return once, or twice?- What is the role of Babylon in the end times?- What is the significance of the spread of Islam?

In this short book, Brian Johnston explores two aspects of great spiritual movements:1. The unseen movement of the Holy Spirit in the creation, the incarnation, the inspiration (of Scripture), mission (the gospel) and the foundation (of churches of God).2. The movement of God to deal with the pride of Satan, which started before creation and will end with the Devil being thrown into the Lake of Fire, along with his angels and unbelievers.

Issues of personal and collective identity seem everywhere today. Is gender fluid?  Can a person self-define their gender?  How should a person conflicted about their gender be counseled?  When do a people have the right to self-determination?  What makes a nation?  In this absorbing book, Brian Johnston looks at identity from a biblical perspective - who does God say we are as humans, and what does he want our identity to be as Christians, both individually and collectively?

Helpful, practical and scriptural guidance on Bible study, personal and collective prayer, worship, church life and family life, with the goal of becoming authentic, credible disciples who live with real integrity!

This insightful and challenging book that pinpoints 11 key ways in which a Christian can experience a lack of God's power in their discipleship experience. As usual, Bible teacher Brian Johnston brings a number of Bible illustrations to make his point as well as reflecting on the experience of a number of well-known Christians, including the Wesley brothers.

Mindfulness is the trendy meditation offshoot recently endorsed by everyone from National Health Service departments in the UK to Oprah Winfrey in the US. In view of its possible Buddhist origins and the danger of becoming self-absorbed, is there a such a thing as a Biblical Mindfulness that Jesus could endorse?   That's the question that Brian Johnston answers in his timely new book, as he re-introduces us to the transforming power of biblical meditation which, instead of emptying the mind, fills it with a sense of the presence and immediacy of God, and His relevance to what we're experiencing at any moment. Topics include filling our minds not emptying them, having a sense of God's presence, power and purposes, being mindful of the things of God, renewing your mind, changing your mind (and your life) in '4 r's, putting off (the forgotten biblical discipline of mortification), using the 'SIMPLEST' method of transformation, achieving soberness of mind, exercising a listening and discerning mind, having the mind and attitude of Christ, being mindful of what ultimately matters, and focusing on the beauty of God's glory.

Almost right from his birth, Jesus met people and had a dramatic impact on them.  Shepherds, tax collectors, fishermen, paralytics, widows, soldiers, the blind, the possessed – all came away changed in different ways.  But perhaps some of the most fascinating encounters of all came at the end of his earthly life and in the most difficult of circumstances.   This book highlights five men who met Jesus at, or near, the cross - perhaps for the first time.   For Pilate, Simon, the centurion, the thief and Joseph of Arimathea there were vital choices to be made – what was their decision to be?  Although we might be tempted to think otherwise, there's no avoiding an encounter with Jesus and no escaping the same question.  Will the answer be, "e;We don't want this man to be our King"e; or "e;Remember me, when You come into your kingdom?"e;

Psalm 23 is also known as the Shepherd Psalm and it's one of the most-loved passages in the entire Bible.  In this book, Brian Johnston links in each verse of the Psalm to one of the different names for God that are laid out in the Old Testament - as a great way for us to get to know God better as our provider, our peace, our healer, our righteousness, our victory banner, our righteousness, our shepherd ... and more!A short bonus book is added, "e;God's Abundance For Our Sufficiency"e; which looks at three uses of the word "e;sufficient"e; in the New Testament and how they apply to Christians today.