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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Logic and Philosophy of Time
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Arthur Prior, student journalist and public speaker: previously unknown writings in Critic and the Otago Daily Times 1934-1937

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  • Mike Grimshaw
Mike Grimshaw
University of Canterbury
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54337/lpt.v7i1.10665

Published 07-02-2026

Keywords

  • Arthur Prior,
  • Karl Barth,
  • Critic,
  • communism,
  • Calvin,
  • S.C.M.,
  • Theology,
  • Otago University,
  • F.D. Maurice,
  • Kierkegaard
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Grimshaw, M. (2026). Arthur Prior, student journalist and public speaker: previously unknown writings in Critic and the Otago Daily Times 1934-1937. Logic and Philosophy of Time, 7(1), 46–89. https://doi.org/10.54337/lpt.v7i1.10665

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Abstract

While at Otago University, Arthur Prior undertook student journalism, both under his own name and under his nom de plume ‘Richard Bramley’ in the student newspaper Critic.  He also gave several Public Addresses for various groups that were reported in detail in the Otago Daily Times. This article discusses these previously undiscovered writings and addresses that provide new insight into his theological thinking at that time, as well as his involvement in the intellectual life of the university and of Dunedin. His role in the controversial ‘Barthian takeover’ of the Student Christian Movement (S.C.M) is also discussed.

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