About the book: The eighties were my formative years, and while other teenagers were gyrating to rock 'n' roll, we were praying for revival. We were taking communion, not cocaine. We treated virginity like a wedding present, not a cold sore.
And why wouldn't we? We were told we could be, we already were, anything we wanted to be. We were armed and dangerous. Armed with the power of God and dangerous in the eyes of Satan.
Tanya Levin grew up in the church that became Hillsong - the country's most ambitious, entrepreneurial and influential religious corporation.
People in Glass Houses (2007) tells how a small Assemblies of God church in a suburban school hall became a multi-million dollar tax-free enterprise and a powerful force in Australia today - and now the world.
Opening up the world of Christian fundamentalism, this is a powerful, personal and at times very funny exploration of an all-singing, all-swaying mega church.
About the author: Tanya Levin is an author and anti-social commentator. She has a Social Work degree from UNSW and over 15 years experience in the community services field. She possesses an unquenchable desire to see justice and equality prevail. Her expertise is in gender issues and advocacy for the disadvantaged.
Tanya has published two books. The first People In Glass Houses, is an investigation of Hillsong, the international pentecostal church that Tanya was raised in. The second, Crimwife (2012), is a look inside relationships where jail and crime are intermingled with love.
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