John’s story is eclectic. Starting out as a professional singer-songwriter, he now works as an author, speaker, historian, and media presenter. He was the Founding Director of the Centre for Public Christianity (2007-17). He has published over 20 books, and has co-written and presented three historical documentaries for Australian television and cinema. He teaches a course on the Historical Jesus at the University of Sydney, Australia, and is a Visiting Academic in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford University (2016-2021). In 2019 he was appointed Distinguished Fellow in Public Christianity at Ridley College (Melbourne), where he teaches part-time across a range of on-campus and online subjects. John hosts Australia's no.1 religion podcast, Undeceptions. He lives in Sydney with his family.
