Michael Jensen (theologian)

For other people named Michael Jensen, see Michael Jensen (disambiguation).

The Reverend
Michael Peter Jensen
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Clergyman, author, speaker, lecturer
Children4
ParentPeter Jensen
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
Congregations served
St Mark's Church, Darling Point
Offices held
Rector, St Mark's Parish, Darling Point

Michael Peter Jensen (born 7 September 1970), is an Australian clergyman, author, and lecturer. He has served as the rector in the Anglican parish of St Mark's Church, Darling Point since 2013;[1] and was formerly a professor of theology at Moore College, Sydney.[2] He is a son of the former archbishop of Sydney, The Most Reverend Peter Jensen.[3]

On 6 May 2015 Jensen's book You: An Introduction (2008) was banned from state schools by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities on the basis of a "potential risk to students in the delivery of this material, if not taught sensitively and in an age appropriate manner."[4] The ban was lifted 18 May 2015.[citation needed]

In September 2018, Jensen launched a podcast, With All Due Respect,[5] which he co-hosts with Megan Powell du Toit, a Baptist minister. The podcast was the first for Eternity News, an Australian Christian news site, for whom Jensen has also written many articles.[6][7] The podcast has given rise to a wider project about conversation across difference, The WADR Project, which he and Powell du Toit co-direct.[8] The podcast moved to the Undeceptions Network in 2022.[9]

  1. ^ "Author Bio". Sydney Anglicans. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Author Bio". ABC. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ Porter, Muriel (2017). Sydney Anglicans and the Threat to World Anglicanism: The Sydney Experiment. Routledge. p. 153. ISBN 9781351896504. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ Piccoli, Adrian. "Letter to His Grace the Most Reverend Dr G Davies" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ "With all due respect - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "The podcast trying to teach you how to have better conversations - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Michael Jensen - Eternity News". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "the WADR project". the WADR project. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "With All Due Respect Podcast - Michael Jensen and Megan Powell du Toit". undeceptions.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.[title missing]