People in Glass Houses, Tanya Levin
People in Glass Houses, Tanya Levin
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People in Glass Houses
An Insider’s Story of a Life In and Out of Hillsong

Author: Tanya Levin

Narrator: Cat Gould

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2022

Synopsis

A true story of growing up in Hillsong—the Pentecostal church which draws nearly 100,000 attendees to its rock concert–like services in eleven countries around the world each week. People in Glass Houses tells how a small church in a suburban Australian school hall became a multimillion-dollar tax-free enterprise and a powerful international force. Providing memorable portraits of charismatic leaders Brian and Bobbie Houston, this is a powerful, personal, and at times very funny exploration of an all-singing, all-swaying mega church.Hillsong is a favorite among young celebrity churchgoers. Justin Bieber has tweeted that he “broke down” after hearing a sermon at Hillsong’s New York City location. Vanessa Hudgens has sung onstage during Hillsong’s worship services, and Selena Gomez, a regular at Hillsong’s location at downtown Los Angeles’s Belasco Theater, shared her Instagram cover of Hillsong’s No. 1 Billboard Christian Songs hit “Oceans”. The church is more than a faith—it’s a brand. And one fraught with scandal.

About Cat Gould

Cat Gould grew up in Sydney, Australia, and after extensive travel moved to the United States in 1990. A classically trained actress with a BFA from Southern Oregon University, she has performed in many regional productions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean on February 23, 2011

I feel like I am giving this book one more star than it actually deserves, because the issue is so important - but, honestly, this is a badly edited book that feels like it was rushed to publication for timeliness. It promises to be an expose of the machinations of the Hillsong Church, but it is more......more

Goodreads review by n7of9 on August 01, 2012

i read this some time ago and thought it absolutely FASCINATING...i consider it all Australia's version of Scientology (without the (physical) abuse and billion year contracts...lol) i enjoyed Tanya's narrative and the fact that she used her own personal experiences and retrospect is brave and wonder......more

Goodreads review by Fleeno on November 22, 2019

Tanya Levin is bitter AF and I love it. PEOPLE IN GLASS Houses is a passionate and witty memoir of Levins experience growing up in a small, Pentecostal church in Sydney's suburbs and returning years later to find a very different church. The Hills Christian Life Centre was founded in 1983 by Brian H......more

Goodreads review by Ruci on March 11, 2020

Im glad that finally someone has spoken up about Hillsong. Though Tanya's book is full of bitterness and proper editing tis needed, at least we are in the position to know the hidden truth about this church. May God cast the devil to hell in Jesus's mighty Name!......more

Goodreads review by Stefanie on January 09, 2023

This is the personal account of Tanya Levin, a member of a fundamentalist Christian religion, Assemblies of God, that grew into what we know as Hillsong. I have to say that I dislike organized religion in general, but I especially dislike the mega-church aspect. This is a multi-million dollar organi......more

Quotes

“When years later [Levin] came home to the church of her girlhood, she was able to see it for the travesty it had become.” Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)

Awards

  • Walkley Award
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