Centre for Public Christianity explained

The Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) is an Australian not-for-profit media company that supplies mainstream media and the general public with material about the relevance of Christianity in the 21st century.[1] The Centre has no denominational affiliation and seeks to represent historic Christianity as defined by the Nicene Creed.

History

CPX was established in 2007. John Dickson and Greg J Clarke[2] were its first directors, with Richard Grellman Chairman. Initial funding from Mission Australia helped get the venture started.[3] After support from Hammond Care, CPX signed a memorandum of understanding with Bible Society Australia.[4] Simon Smart has Executive Director since 2018.[5] [6]

Activities

Writers from CPX have contributed articles to The Sydney Morning Herald,[7] The Age,[8] and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[9]

CPX has an online resource library featuring interviews with writers, scholars and commentators. CPX releases a weekly 'Life & Faith' podcast.[10]

CPX runs the annual Richard Johnson Lecture, a series that aims to "highlight Christianity’s relevance to society and positively contribute to public discourse on key aspects of civil life."[11] 2018’s speaker was Nick Spencer, Research Director of Theos, a think tank in London.[12]

The Centre has produced popular and academic works exploring the relevance of the Christian faith, including Public Christianity: Talking about faith in a post-Christian world,[13] 10 Tips for Atheists and other conversations in faith and culture[14] and The Wisdom of Islam and the Foolishness of Christianity.[15] In 2013, Smart co-authored a book with Jane Caro, Antony Loewenstein and Rachel Woodlock called For God's Sake: An Atheist, a Jew, a Christian, and a Muslim debate religion.[16]

In 2009 CPX released an historical documentary called The Life of Jesus[17] that was shown nationally on the Seven Network.

In late 2015 CPX began work on a documentary: For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than You Ever Imagined.[18] The project considers the impact of Christianity on the world, both good and bad. It combines on-location filming with interviews with experts, including Marilynne Robinson, Rowan Williams, Alister McGrath and Miroslav Volf.[19] The documentary was released in May 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centre for Public Christianity. Centre for Public Christianity. 27 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Greg Clarke to head new national Bible Society. sydneyanglicans.net. 27 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Stephens . Mark . 2018-07-15 . The Parachurch Down Under: A Case Study . 2024-01-15 . Christian Scholar’s Review . en-US.
  4. Web site: New Alliance Brings CPX and Bible Society Together. 14 September 2012. biblesociety.org.au. 27 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Simon Smart - ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. Web site: Product Details - Pan Macmillan Australia. panmacmillan.com.au. 27 March 2018.
  7. Web site: The generation brought up on self-esteem is struggling. 13 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Faith: When it comes to religion, as for gender, 'vive la difference!'. Barney. Zwartz. 2 December 2017. The Age. 27 March 2018.
  9. Web site: Finding the holy in Hollywood. 1 December 2017. Radio National. 27 March 2018.
  10. Web site: Life & Faith Podcast - Centre for Public Christianity. publicchristianity.org. 27 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Payne . Matthew . 2018-03-15 . Christianity’s Unique Contribution to Western Civilisation: 2018 Richard Johnson Lecture with Nick Spencer . 2024-01-15 . The Gospel Coalition Australia . en-AU.
  12. Web site: Christianity's Unique Contribution to Western Civilisation: 2018 Richard Johnson Lecture with Nick Spencer - The Gospel Coalition - Australia. thegospelcoalition.org. 27 March 2018.
  13. Book: Smart. Simon. Public Christianity: Talking about faith in a post-Christian world. April 2011. Centre for Public Christianity.
  14. Book: Moore. Natasha. 10 Tips for Atheists and other conversations in faith and culture. June 2016. Centre for Public Christianity.
  15. Book: Shumack. Richard. The Wisdom of Islam and the Foolishness of Christianity. April 2004. Island View Publishing.
  16. Book: Caro. Jane. Loewenstein. Antony. Smart. Simon. Woodlock. Rachel. For God's Sake: An Atheist, a Jew, a Christian and a Muslim debate religion. July 2013. Macmillan Publishers.
  17. Web site: Scenes from the Life of Jesus documentary - Centre for Public Christianity . April 2009 .
  18. Web site: For the Love of God: How the Church is better + worse than you ever imagined.. Centre for Public Christianity. 27 March 2018.
  19. Web site: 'We need to be honest about the failings of the church'. eternitynews.com.au. 7 March 2018 . 27 March 2018.

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