About the Authors
Meet the voices behind Revitalizing Christianity
Dr. Peter Lewis
Author
Dr. Peter Lewis is a former surgeon who has undertaken postgraduate work in Biblical studies. He is a globally recognized voice of progressive Christianity whose transformative perspective on Christian thought challenges fundamentalist interpretations of the Bible and questions orthodox assumptions about the nature of Jesus.
His work is ecumenical in approach, exploring a core message of Christianity: “I must try to love like Jesus.” Lewis’s probing analysis is accompanied by a robust bibliography, but the text is written in an accessible style that includes pop-culture references and full-color images.
From page one, which includes statements on queer sexuality and environmental sustainability, readers are offered a perspective that is profoundly Christian yet stands in stark contrast to the proliferation of conservative voices in the genre.
Shane St Reynolds
Editor — Christian Author, Theologian
Editor and Christian author/theologian
Based on the Gold Coast and Perth, Western Australia
Former Seeker, Anglican Diocese of Brisbane — Graduate of St Francis Theological College
Educated and mentored by leading Oxford-trained theologians including The Rev’d Dr Jo Inkpin and The Rev’d Penny Jones
University of Oxford (Christ Church, UK) — Theology Summer School (2023) — “Christian Theology in a Time of Global Crisis” — scholars including Professor Anthony G. Reddie, Dr. Nicholas Turner, and Dr. Emily Reed Burdett
Former Board Member: LGBTI Legal Service Inc.
Former Pastor: Metropolitan Community Church Gold Coast
Partnered with Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (ABBI) to organise Walking Between Worlds seminar
Advocate for ordination of clergy in diverse marriages in Anglican Church of Australia (milestone adopted Dec 2025)
The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG
Foreword Author
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia. The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG honours this collection with a foreword that speaks to the importance of progressive theological voices in contemporary Australian Christianity.
michaelkirby.com.au