Tanya Levin

Tanya Levin (born 1971) is a former Hillsong Church member and describes herself as a feminist and an atheist.[2] She has a social work degree from UNSW and over 15 years experience in the community services field.

Tanya Levin
Levin speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Born25 August 1971 (1971-08-25) (age 50)[1]
Durban, South Africa[1]
NationalityAustralian[1]
Website
www.tanyalevin.com

Levin has published two books:

  • The first People In Glass Houses, is an investigation of Hillsong, the international Pentecostal church that Tanya was raised in. This book is an exposé of the Hillsong Church,[3][4][5][6] was short-listed for the 2007 Walkley Non-fiction Book Award.[7]
  • The second book, Crimwife, is about relationships with criminals.

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.
  • Leaving Hillsong Podcast
  • Reading Hillsong Podcast
  • Crimwife: An Insider's Account of Love behind Bars. Black Inc. 2012.

References
  1. 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. "Tanya Levin - I am Atheist, Hear Me Roar" – via YouTube.
  3. Jennifer Sexton (29 April 2006). "The High Cost of Faith". The Weekend Australian.
  4. Andrew Denton interview on Enough Rope, ABC Television, aired 2007-07-30 (transcript)
  5. Susan Wyndham (13 April 2007). "Singing flat at Hillsong". Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
  6. David Marr (4 August 2007). "Hillsong - the church with no answers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  7. "People in Glass Houses: An insider's story of a life in and out of Hillsong". Black Inc. Publishing. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  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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