Dr John Dickson
John is founding Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. He has a degree in theology and a doctorate in ancient history, specializing in the birth of Christianity. An ordained Anglican minister he is also a Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), where he teaches a course on Christian origins. He has hosted two nationally televised documentaries (The Christ Files and Life of Jesus), authored over a dozen books and is a busy public speaker.
Simon Smart
Simon is a Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. A former English and History teacher Simon has a Masters in Christian Studies from Regent College, Canada. He has years of experience writing and editing both academic curricula and popular books. He is the author of Bright Lights Dark Nights - the enduring faith of 13 remarkable Australians and was the controlling editor of A Spectator’s Guide to World Views.
Allan Dowthwaite
Allan is Chief Executive and Media Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. An award winning dcoumentary maker, Allan has over 25 years experience in broadcast and digital media production, as well as business qualifications from Sydney's Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Dr Justine Toh
Justine is Head of Research at the Centre for Public Christianity. She worked as a researcher and presenter with both Reuters Australia and Fairfax Digital Media before completing her doctorate in Cultural Studies at Sydney's Macquarie University in 2009. Justine is a popular public speaker and a prolific writer with a special interest in the intersection of Christianity and popular culture.
Vaughan Olliffe
Vaughan is the Centre for Public Christianity's event coordinator and webmaster. He is also currently studying for a degree in theology.
Hugh Clark
Hugh is the Centre for Public Christianity’s media producer. He is responsible for filming and editing interviews, managing the CPX studio and producing our weekly CPX podcast.
Jenny Glen Jenny volunteers at CPX two days a week, assisting in the day-to-day running of the office.
David Morris David volunteers at CPX one day a week marketing our resources. He has a particular focus on working with churches to organise and run outreach events using the Life of Jesus documentary.
CPX Fellows CPX has a network of scholars who contribute to our work through writing and public speaking.
  • Dr Greg Clarke (CEO, Bible Society Australia)
  • Dr Gordon Menzies (Senior Lecturer, Economics, UTS)
  • Dr Brian Rosner (Senior Lecturer, NT, Moore)
  • Dr Cassandra Sharp (Law, UOW)
  • Dr Paul Oslington (Economics and Theology, ACU)
  • Dr Lewis Jones (Astrophysics, AFES Postgrads, UNSW)
  • Dr Megan Best (Palliative Care)
  • Dr Laurel Moffatt (Literature)
  • Dr Murray Smith (Ancient History, Macq)
  • Dr Mike Thompson (Modern History, Monash)
  • Dr Larissa Johnson (History and Phil of Science, UNSW)
  • Prof Ross McKenzie (Physics, UQ)
  • Dr Mark Stephens (New Testament, Wesley Institute)
  • Jenny Ihn (Fine Arts, USYD)
  • Drew Dunstall (Continental Philosophy, Macq)
  • Jean Loo (Psychology, UNSW)
  • Emma Wright (Philosophy, USyd)
  • Richard Shumack (Islamic Studies, UniMelb)
  • Byron Smith (PhD candidate, Univ. Edinburgh)