Paul Collins (Australian religious writer)
- Paul Collins (Australian religious writer)
Paul Collins is an Australian historian, broadcaster, and writer.
He was born in Melbourne, Australia in March 1940.
In March 2001 he resigned from his role as a Catholic priest due to a dispute with the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over his book, "Papal Power".
Works
* "Mixed Blessings" (Penguin Books, 1986)
* "No Set Agenda: Australia’s Catholic church faces an uncertain future" (David Lovell Publishing, 1992)
* "God's Earth: Religion as if matter really mattered" (Harper Collins, 1995)
* "Papal Power: A proposal for change in Catholicism's third millennium" (Harper Collins, 1997)
* "Upon This Rock: The popes and their changing role" (Melbourne University Press, 2000)
* "From Inquisition to Freedom: Seven prominent Catholics and their struggle with the Vatican" (Simon and Schuster, 2001)
* "Hell's Gates: The terrible journey of Alexander Pearce, Van Diemen's Land cannibal" (Hardie Grant, 2002)
* "Between The Rock and a Hard Place: Being Catholic today" (ABC Books, 2004)
* "God's New Man: The legacy of Pope John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI" (Melbourne University Press, 2006)
* "Burn: The epic story of bushfire in Australia" (Allen & Unwin, 2006)
He has stated publically that the current Australian Catholic Archbishop of Sydney George Pell is too fundamentalist.
He is a lifelong supporter of the Richmond football team.
External links
* [http://www.harpercollinsreligious.com.au/authors/profiles/paul_collins.html Author Profile on HarperCollins site]
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