http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/greg-clarke-and-john-dickson/ Dr Greg Clarke is co-founder and Director (with John Dickson) of the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX). He has directed centres of Christian scholarship at New College, University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. Greg has a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Sydney and his research focuses on the relationship between theology and the arts. He is an Honorary Associate of the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University and author of several books, on topics ranging from the Bible to sex to The Da Vinci Code to the end of the world. He splits his time between writing, academic work and public lecturing. Greg lives in Sydney with his wife and their three children. Dr John Dickson is co-Director of the Centre for Public Christianity (http://www.publicchristianity.org). He began his career as a singer/songwriter before focusing on academic studies in theology and ancient history. He is a Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University where he teaches in the MA program. The author of fifteen books he is also the presenter of two TV documentaries, The Christ Files (March 08) and Life of Jesus (April 09), both shown nationally on Channel 7. He lives in Sydney with his wife and three children. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gays-and-jesus-the-gospel-according-to-elton-john/ It’s the time of year to make the claim that Jesus is gay. It seems to happen semi-annually.  A few years back, a Queensland academic made the claim that Jesus had sex with his male disciples and a special relationship with ‘the beloved’ disciple, John. This year it was the turn of another John, Elton John, to raise the topic of Jesus’ sexuality, adding the new element that Jesus was a “super-intelligent” gay man. The famous singer’s admiration of Jesus extends beyond his claim that Jesus was gay and smart: Elton admires Jesus’ compassion, naming the forgiveness of sins that Christ achieved on the cross as a key element of the Christian message, and something worthy of emulation. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Clarke and John Dickson) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gays-and-jesus-the-gospel-according-to-elton-john/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gays-and-jesus-the-gospel-according-to-elton-john/#item2495 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:55:17 +0000 Greg Clarke and John Dickson | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bible-for-every-occasion/ First it was the Police Bible; now it’s the Poverty and Justice Bible. The market segmentation of the Bible reading audience knows no bounds. It’s easy to be cynical about ‘trendy’ versions of the Good Book – are they not merely publishing manoeuvres designed to flog a dead religious horse? Well, yes and no. Of course, repackaging and relabelling an old product is a time-honoured way of making more sales and expanding markets. Some Bibles, like the various Teen Study Versions, just seem to add to the Scriptures dubious cultural commentary about wearing make-up, handling break-ups and pursuing middle-class-ness. But there is a more useful, corrective side to the specialist Bible industry. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Greg Clarke and John Dickson) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bible-for-every-occasion/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/bible-for-every-occasion/#item1197 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:15:11 +0000 Greg Clarke and John Dickson | Author bios | The Punch