Tanya Levin

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Tanya Levin
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Levin speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Born25 August 1971 (1971-08-25) (age 52) [1]
Durban, South Africa [1]
OccupationSocial worker, writer [2]
NationalityAustralian [1]
Website
www.tanyalevin.com

Tanya Levin (born 25 August 1971) is an Australian social worker and writer. A former Hillsong Church member, she has described herself as a feminist and an atheist since at least 2010. [3]

Contents

Levin has published two books. People In Glass Houses (2007), is an exposé of the Hillsong Church, in which Levin was raised. [4] [2] It was short-listed for the 2007 Walkley Non-fiction Book Award. [5] Crimwife (2012), is about her relationship with a criminal. [6] She is also the host of the 2021 podcast Leaving Hillsong, which interviews people who have left the Hillsong Church, [7] and also Reading Hillsong, also released in 2021. [8]

Arrest

On 1 July 2015, Levin was arrested for trespass during an interview, after failing to "move on" from Hillsong Conference in Sydney Olympic Park at the direction of police. [9] The arrest came amid increased media scrutiny of the conference, after organisers misled the media about the involvement of Mark Driscoll. [10] According to Levin, she was convicted but on appeal "the findings were upheld, but the convictions were dismissed." [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 David Marr (4 August 2007). "Hillsong - the church with no answers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  3. "Tanya Levin - I am Atheist, Hear Me Roar". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 via YouTube.
  4. Multiple sources:
  5. "People in Glass Houses: An insider's story of a life in and out of Hillsong". Black Inc. Publishing. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Inside story". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021.
  7. "Leaving Hillsong". Apple Podcasts .
  8. "Reading Hillsong". Apple Podcasts .
  9. Aubusson, Kate (1 July 2015). "Outspoken Hillsong critic arrested for trespass at Sydney conference". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. Aubusson, Kate (1 July 2015). "Hillsong conference shows interview with controversial US Pastor, Mark Driscoll". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  11. "Summaries of Tanya Levin, Hillsong and the Law". 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.