The CPX Team
Fellows & Associates
Meet Our Speakers
Simon Smart
Simon is Executive Director of the Centre for Public Christianity. He has a Master of Christian Studies from Regent College, Vancouver. Simon has years of experience writing and editing both academic curricula and popular books. A History/English teacher for many years, Simon has a particular interest in Christian public engagement, the impact of Christianity on the world, “God-haunted” literature, education for human flourishing and the “stories that we live by.”
Simon is based in Sydney.
Justine Toh
Justine is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies from Macquarie University. Justine previously worked at Fairfax Digital. She is the author of Achievement Addiction (2021) and speaks and writes about freedom and individualism, the body as a project, and other trends in contemporary culture.
Justine is based in Sydney.
Natasha Moore
Natasha is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. She has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Cambridge. Natasha is an avid reader and award-winning author She is the author of For the Love of God: How the church is better and worse than you ever imagined (2019) and The Pleasures of Pessimism (2020), and speaks on such topics as Christian public engagement, the influence of Christianity on the world, freedom of speech and disagreeing well, education and Christian formation, and cultural pessimism.
Natasha is based in Adelaide. She is currently unavailable for speaking and will return April 2025.
Max Jeganathan
Max is a Senior Research Fellow at CPX. A former lawyer and political & policy adviser., Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford and is undertaking a PhD in Law. Max speaks on the intersection between faith, culture, economics, finance, technology and moral reasoning. He has spoken in businesses, universities and political institutions, including Samsung, Lego, Goldman Sachs and Amazon.
Max is based in Sydney.
Tim Costello
Tim is a Senior Fellow with the Centre for Public Christianity, as well as Executive Director of Micah Australia. He is one of Australia’s leading voices on social justice and global poverty and has been instrumental in ensuring these issues are placed on the national and international agenda. Tim is an ordained Baptist minister and was CEO of World Vision Australia for 13 years.
Tim is based in Melbourne.
