Muriel Porter
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Muriel Lylie Porter OAM (born May 15, 1948) is an Anglican laywoman based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the author of several books including the controversial The New Puritans : the rise of fundamentalism in the Anglican Church and a frequent contributor to The Age newspaper, where she writes mostly about issues within the Anglican Church of Australia. She is a critic of fundamentalism and megachurches and is an advocate of the ordination of women.
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[edit] Early life
Muriel Porter was born May 15, 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales to Richard John Carter and Thelma Edith Richards. She was educated at Riverside Girls High School in Gladesville, the University of New England, the Australian National University, the Australian Catholic University and the University of Melbourne.[1]
[edit] Career
Porter began a career in journalism as a cadet at the Sydney Morning Herald, and worked for a number of different newspapers including the Cambridge Evening News.
More recently, Porter was a member of staff at RMIT University in their journalism program.
[edit] Publications
- Beyond the twelve : women disciples in the Gospels (1989)
- Women in the church : the great ordination debate in Australia (1989)
- Land of the spirit? : the Australian religious experience (1990)
- Sex, marriage and the church : patterns of change (1996)
- Sex, power & the clergy (2003)
- The new puritans : the rise of fundamentalism in the Anglican Church (2006)
