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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name ==Summary== Archbishop 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]]. subtopics ==Contents== {{topics}}* Books
** [[The Heart of the Universe and The Revelation of God (book)|The Heart of the Universe and The Revelation of God]]
* [[Anglican Communion]]
* [[Boyer Lectures]]|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
{{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article== 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]].
===Life===
On 5 June, 2001, Jensen was elected as the 11th Archbishop of Sydney. He was consecrated on St Peter's Day, 29 June 2001 and immediately called upon all churches in the Sydney Diocese to aim to reach 10% of their communities by 2012. While most commentators were sceptical that that goal could be met in secular Sydney, the result has been an unprecendented increase in church planting with more than 60 new congregations started between 2002 and 2005 and a 30% increase in candidates for Anglican ministry over the same period.
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 previous Australian 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.
 
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==Links==
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/boyers/audio/boyer_27112005_2856.ram Stream of Peter Jensen's third lecture]
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