Background
Breward, Ian was born on March 31, 1934 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Son of Alfred and Muriel Jane (Reid) Breward.
minister of religion church history educator
Breward, Ian was born on March 31, 1934 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Son of Alfred and Muriel Jane (Reid) Breward.
Master of Arts, University Auckland, New Zealand, 1957. Bachelor's Degree, University Otago, New Zealand, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, England, 1963.
Farm worker, New Zealand, 1950-1953; minister, Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, 1963-1965; professor, Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, 1965-1982; professor, Uniting Church, Melbourne, since 1982. Board directors World Vision, Australia. President Melbourne College Division, Australia, 1989-1991.
Member council St. Margaret's College, Dunedin, 1966-1981, Penleigh & Essendon Grammar, Keilor, 1982-1992, Ormond College, Melbourne, 1984-1999. Fellow Huguenot Society. Member N2 Historic Places Trust, Uniting Church History Society (chair 1982-1993).
Married Judith Marie Griffiths, November 19, 1960 (divorced 1993). Children: Jan David, Alun, Shona Mary. Married Eva Anna Greig, January 29, 1994.