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Dr Martin Sutherland
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Dr Martin Sutherland

Honorary Research Fellow 

PhD, BA (Hons.), B Theol

    Bio

    Martin trained at the then Baptist Theological College before going on the postgraduate study in historical theology. He taught systematic theology at Carey from 1995-2008, subsequently holding positions at Laidlaw College and the Australian College of Theology. Martin is now a Carey Honorary Research Fellow. His research has largely been in NZ Baptist history and Baptist theological method. Now in pastoral ministry at Avonhead Baptist church in Christchurch he continues to pursue these themes.

    “Carey is my academic tūrangawaewae. It represents the committed fusion of research and practice which is increasingly rare in theological education but just as increasingly vital to the church’s role in God’s mission.” 

    Selected Publications

    • Sutherland, Martin. “New Zealand Baptists and the Struggle for Identity.” In Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities. Edited by Erich Geldbach. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2022.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “A Mimetic Model of Hermeneutics.” In Holding Forth the Word of Life. Edited by J. de Jong and C. Saysell. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2020.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “New Zealand Baptists and the Cultural restraint of Revival.”  In Baptists and Revival. Edited by William L. Pitts Jnr. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2018.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Religion as an Historical Lens in Aotearoa (and Elsewhere).” Stimulus 23/1, April 2016, 22-27.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Patterns, Mentalités and the Possibilities for Baptist History.” In Pathways and Patterns in History. Edited by A.R. Cross, P.J. Morden, I. M. Randall. London: Spurgeon’s College, 2015.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Introduction.” In A Myth Retold: re-encountering C.S. Lewis as Theologian. Edited by M.P. Sutherland. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2014.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “A Narnian Way to Heaven: Judgment, Universalism and Hell in Lewis’s Vision.” In A Myth Retold: re-encountering C.S. Lewis as Theologian. Edited by M.P Sutherland. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2014.
    • Sutherland, Martin, ed. A Myth Retold: re-encountering C.S. Lewis as Theologian. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2014.
    • Guy, Laurie and Martin Sutherland. An Unfolding Story: a history of Carey Baptist College. Auckland: Archer Press, 2014.
    • Bebbington, David and Martin Sutherland, eds. Interfaces. Baptists and Others. Milton, Keynes: Paternoster, 2013. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Seeking Wisdom: Towards a Christian View of Scholarship.” Stimulus 19 (2) July 2012, 4-13.
    • Sutherland, Martin. Conflict & Connection: Baptist Identity in New Zealand. Auckland: Archer Press, 2011.
    • Sutherland, Martin. Radical Disciples: reflections on being Baptist. Auckland: South Bay Press, 2011. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “The Sound of Silence?: Baptist Thought in Obama’s World.” Pages 34-45 in Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures. Edited by D.J. Cohen & M. Parsons. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Meeting for Minutes? Baptist Congregational Life in the Age of Twitter.” Pages 46-55 in Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures. Edited by D.J. Cohen & M. Parsons. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. ““Baptist and Evangelical:” Changing Perceptions of Being Evangelical among New Zealand Baptists, 1926-1946.” In Gospel, Truth and Interpretation: Evangelical Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Edited by Tim Meadowcroft and Myk Habets. Auckland: Archer Press, 2011. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Is an Evangelical New Zealand Contextual Theology Possible?” In Gospel, Truth and Interpretation: Evangelical Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Edited by Tim Meadowcroft and Myk Habets. Auckland: Archer Press, 2011. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Hesitating too long: the New Zealand Baptist College, 1952-1974.” In Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 6-2 (Oct. 2010), 31-66.
    • Sutherland, Martin. “Preface: Stanley Grenz and Baptist Thought.” In Pacific Journal of Baptist Research 6-1 (April 2010), 3-4. 
    • Sutherland, Martin. “James and the Spirit: Wisdom and Hermeneutics.” In The Spirit of Truth: Reading Scripture and Constructing Theology with the Holy Spirit. Edited by Myk Habets. Eugene OR: Pickwick, 2010.