Tanya Levin
Levin speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
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]

Levin has published two books. The first, People In Glass Houses, 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] The second book, Crimwife, 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]

Bibliography

  • People in Glass Houses: An Insider's Story of a Life in and out of Hillsong (2007)[2]
  • Crimwife: An Insider's Account of Love behind Bars (2012)[6]

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.
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