Tanya Levin

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Tanya Levin
Tanya Levin speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Tanya Levin speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Born25 August 1971[1]
Durban, South Africa[1]
NationalityAustralian[1]

Tanya Levin (born 1971) is a social worker and writer whose 2007 book People in Glass Houses: An Insider's Story of a Life in and out of Hillsong, an exposé of the Hillsong Church,[2][3][4][5] was short-listed for the 2007 Walkley Non-fiction Book Award.[6]

Levin is a former Hillsong Church member and describes herself as a feminist and an atheist.[7]

Arrest[]

On 1 July 2015, Levin was arrested for trespass while being interviewed outside the 2015 Hillsong annual conference at Sydney Olympic Park.[8] The arrest came amid increased media scrutiny of the conference, after organisers misled the media about the involvement of Mark Driscoll.[9] According to Levin, she was originally convicted but on appeal "the findings were upheld, but the convictions were dismissed."[10]

Works[]

  • People in Glass Houses: An Insider's Story of a Life in and out of Hillsong. Black Inc. 2007. ISBN 9781863954143.
  • Crimwife: An Insider's Account of Love behind Bars. Black Inc. 2012.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tanya Levin (25 July 2007). People in Glass Houses: An insider's story of a life in and out of Hillsong. Black Inc. ISBN 978-1-921825-58-3.
  2. ^ Jennifer Sexton (29 April 2006). "The High Cost of Faith". The Weekend Australian.
  3. ^ Andrew Denton interview on Enough Rope, ABC Television, aired 2007-07-30 (transcript)
  4. ^ Susan Wyndham (13 April 2007). "Singing flat at Hillsong". Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
  5. ^ David Marr (4 August 2007). "Hillsong - the church with no answers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  6. ^ "People in Glass Houses: An insider's story of a life in and out of Hillsong". Black Inc. Publishing. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Tanya Levin - I am Atheist, Hear Me Roar" – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Aubusson, Kate (1 July 2015). "Outspoken Hillsong critic arrested for trespass at Sydney conference". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  9. ^ Aubusson, Kate (1 July 2015). "Hillsong conference shows interview with controversial US Pastor, Mark Driscoll". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Summaries of Tanya Levin, Hillsong and the Law". 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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