Greg Clarke (Author)

Greg Clarke is an Australian charity and higher education executive, speaker and author.
== Career ==
From March 2020-August 2022, Greg Clarke was the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Music (AIM), stepping in early in the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully transitioning music education online. Greg oversaw the development of “Australia’s leading music startup incubator” known as the iHub and the relocation of the Sydney campus to The Rocks (Tallawoladah).
Between October 2010 and June 2019 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Bible Society Australia (BSA), one of Australia’s oldest institutions, founded in 1817. During Greg’s leadership, BSA acquired Koorong Books https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2015/08/18/33778/bible-society-acquires-
koorong/, Eternity newspaper https://www.eternitynews.com.au/archive/bible-society-australia-acquires-koorong-in-partnership-
to-increase-access-to-gods-word/, the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) , Acorn Bookshttps://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/bible-society-australia-acquires-christian-publisher-
acorn-press/and Morningstar Publishing.https://www.biblesociety.org.au/media/new-dawn-morning-star-joins-bible-society-australia-
publishing-arm/
In 2007, Greg Clarke was co-founder with John Dickson of the Centre for Public Christianity , a media company and think tank contributing to the public understanding of the Christian faith. He appeared with John in the TV documentary, Life of Jesus, an exploration of the historical and philosophical background to Christianity.
In February 2020, Greg became the Chairman of City Bible Forum, a national organisation providing opportunities in Australia’s cities for people in business to examine Christianity and its impact on the world.
In 2001, with Peter Kaldor, the CEO of City Bible Forum, and Bill Hurditch, Principal of Fifth Estate consulting firm, Greg founded the Smith Lecture, an annual lecture series where a prominent Christian offers a perspective on public issues. Greg delivered the 2007 Smith Lecture, which was released as a DVD entitled Outgrowing Religion.
In 2014, Greg Clarke’s book, The Great Bible Swindle, won the Australian Christian Book of the Year award.
Greg was the first full-time Director of the Centre for Apologetics, Scholarship and Education (CASE) at New College, University of NSW, between 2003-2006. A video was produced of Greg’s lecture about The Da Vinci Code.
Greg was the Director of the Macquarie Christian Studies Institute at Macquarie University in 2007-8.
In the Bible Society’s bicentenary year, Greg appeared on ABC’s morning TV programme to answer questions about the Bible Society’s partnership with Coopers Brewery to produce a commemorative beer and a controversial video involving politicians Tim Wilson MP and Andrew Hastie MP discussing same-sex marriage while holding Coopers beer bottles.
In 2017, Greg hosted a sold-out panel session at the Sydney Writers Festival called ‘The Good Book? The Bible in Australian Culture Today’. interviewing biographer Roy Williams, historian and poet Lachlan Brown.
In December 2019, Greg discussed his doctoral work on eschatology, literature and culture on ABC Radio National’s God Forbid programme with James Carlton.
Greg was a judge of the Australian Christian Book of the Year in 2021 and 2022.
In July 2022, Greg gave the first lecture in the 40th Anniversary Founders Lecture series for Inaburra School on the subject, ‘Bono, Nick Cave and the Power of a Song”.
== Personal life ==
In 1992, Greg married Dr Amelia Haines, a medical doctor who works in sexual health. They have five children and live in Sydney. They are members of St Mark’s Anglican Church, Darling Point in Sydney.
== Publications ==
* Eschatology, Apocalypse and Modern Fiction: The Future of Patrick White. Forthcoming 2023. ISBN-10: 0754654885
* The Great Bible Swindle (2013). Australian Christian Book of the Year 2014. ISBN-10: 0647518651
* God’s Library (2012). eBook. ISBN: 9780647518441
* Life of Jesus (DVD). With John Dickson (2009). EAN: 9780310328667
* 666 And All That (2007). With John Dickson . ISBN: 978-1-921137-80-8
* Outgrowing Religion (DVD). The Smith Lecture 2007.
* Convinced by Da Vinci (DVD). New College, UNSW. 2005.
* Is It worth Believing? The Spiritual Challenge of The Da Vinci Code (2005). EAN: 9781921068171
* The Vision Statement (2003). A study of the Apocalypse of St John. ISBN10: 1876326522
* Renovator’s Dream (2003). With Phil Campbell. A study of the Book of Nehemiah. ISBN: 1921441941
* To The Householder (2001). With Phillip Jensen, A study of the First Epistle to Timothy. ISBN-10: 1921441836
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