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==Summary==
Peter Jensen (born 11 July 1943) is the [[Anglican]] [[Archbishop]] of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], and Metropolitan of the [[Anglican Church in New South Wales|Province of New South Wales]].}}
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Peter Jensen (born 11 July 1943), is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales.
===Life===
Jensen was born in Sydney and educated at Bellevue Hill Public School and The Scots College. After completing his Leaving Certificate, he studied law for two years and worked as an articled clerk before he moved into primary school teaching. He entered Moore College in the late 1960s and won the Hey Sharp prize for coming first in the Licenciate of Theology, the standard course of study at that time. In addition he has an MA (Hons) from Sydney University, a BD from London University, and a D. Phil from Oxford.
Jensen has a gained a reputation with the Australian media for being a spokesman for evangelical Christianity. He does not shy away from entering public policy debate. Although generally regarded as a political conservative, he criticised the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard over its refugee policy in the week of his election as Archbishop. He has spoken out on issues as diverse as stem cell research and industrial relations, but his public comments always have a common theme - they are always related to "Jesus" and "The Bible."
===Works===
Jensen has written a number of books on Christian doctrine including The Heart of the Universe and The Revelation of God (2002). He will also deliver the prestigous Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Boyer Lectures in November 2005 on the topic "The Future of Jesus," which will be published as a book.