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Grenville is a convicted wife beater and went to prison for 3 years, using physical abuse on his wife and children.
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Grenville recently tried to launch a tv series called, “we buddies love curries”, which failed and was denied by the board of 7 different studios.
| name = Grenville J. R. Kent
The obese man was divorced in 2017 for abusing his now ex wife and children. after showing constant and ongoing physical abuse and verbal abuse to two of his children who have not been back in his custody since. as reported via email.
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965}}
He continues to harass his ex wife and son via email and text.
| alma_mater = [[University of Manchester]], [[Australian College of Theology]]
His new wife Aleta can play the clarinet through her nose and requires 24 hour care after numerous accounts of public nudity. In 2020 he plans to get a sex change after a change in his head after a fall and a night a gay strip club. His wife aleta, as quoted will just,”make the sex work”. Grenville is changing his name to pertrisha and getting the genital extraction in July 2019.
| known_for = Academic, film producer, author
He suffers from obesity since childhood after eating his twin in the womb.
}}
He got into trouble with the CIA after multiple tax evasion schemes.
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He has a pornography addiction and currently is on suicide watch after his favourite series on Xvideos has finished. He also requires 3 visits a week to the YMCA facility (see reference) to get help with his crippling porn addiction and foot fetishes. He likes to touch feet, he was last year convicted of aggravated assault after beating up two black men while using racial slurs. He went to prison for tax evasion in 2011 but got out quickly due to his ties with the mafia.
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He also has autismm after standing too close to a microwave, says his carer.
'''Grenville J. R. Kent''' (born 1965)<ref>Andy Nash, ed., ''Unleash the Dream'' (United States: Review and Herald), p140 allows a rough estimate of his birth year</ref> is an Australian academic, film producer, author, and Christian communicator. He is the producer of ''Big Questions'', a forthcoming documentary series examining faith, and the "10 Questions for God" series of booklets. He has earned a PhD from the [[University of Manchester]], England, and a [[Doctor of Ministry|D.Min]] from the [[Australian College of Theology]], and taught Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) and [[Old Testament]] at the Wesley Institute (now [[Excelsia College]]) in Sydney.
He is really ugly and fat, he ruins every life he enters and hopefully soon the world will be rid of this ugly, fat, obese, Gargamel lookin ass freak who I feel sick even referring to as a human.
Due to our messages from certain terrified children calling and ties we have taken this first piece of action. The next will be spreading a video of you recorded through your laptop camera will be sent across all aspects of the intermet and to all your contacts. We will start exposing you.
You cannot fight.
You cannot stand in our way.
You cannot track us.
No one can stop us.
We are,
Anonymous.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Grenville Kent is producer of ''Big Questions''. The pilot episode, "Does God Exist? Part 1" examines flight and compares design features of the [[albatross]] and the [[Airbus A380]]. It includes interviews with two [[Oxford University]] professors: [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Peter Atkins]] and [[John Lennox]], a Christian. It was shot in New Zealand, Hungary, England, France and Australia. Kent is co-presenter alongside his seven-year-old son Marcus. Future episodes will discuss consciousness, space and the stars, human morality, and whether God genuinely spoke through the Bible.<ref>"[http://wi.excelsia.edu.au/www.wi.edu.au/news/big-questions-documentary-series-grenville-kent.html Tackling the Big Questions]" by Hannah Bath. Wesley Institute, 25 August 2009</ref>
Grenville Kent is producer of ''Big Questions''. The pilot episode, "Does God Exist? Part 1" examines flight and compares design features of the [[albatross]] and the [[Airbus A380]]. It includes interviews with two [[Oxford University]] professors: [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Peter Atkins]] and [[John Lennox]], a Christian. It was shot in New Zealand, Hungary, England, France and Australia. Kent is co-presenter alongside his seven-year-old son Marcus. Future episodes will discuss consciousness, space and the stars, human morality, and whether God genuinely spoke through the Bible.<ref>"[http://wi.excelsia.edu.au/www.wi.edu.au/news/big-questions-documentary-series-grenville-kent.html Tackling the Big Questions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311142805/http://wi.excelsia.edu.au/www.wi.edu.au/news/big-questions-documentary-series-grenville-kent.html |date=11 March 2016 }}" by Hannah Bath. Wesley Institute, 25 August 2009</ref>


Kent taught Old Testament and Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) at the Wesley Institute from 2003 to 2013. His PhD from the University of Manchester is in Old Testament literature, and examines the [[Witch of Endor|Witch of En-Dor]] narrative in {{bibleverse||1Samuel|28|NIV}} using [[film theory]]. His DMin is in Apologetics (the rational explanation of Christianity) and looks at factors influencing Australians towards and away from belief in God. His [[Master of Arts|MA]] ([[Christian theology|Theol]]) from [[Morling College]] studied the [[Song of Songs|Song of Solomon]], a piece of [[Bible|Biblical]] [[erotica]].<ref name="Wesley">"[http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/courses/Theology/Faculty.asp Theology Faculty]" section "Rev Dr Grenville Kent", Wesley Institute. Accessed September 2009</ref> His MA (Film) was from the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].<ref name="Reel">[http://www.reeldialogue.com/conference-speaker-grenvillekent.htm Keynote speakers], Reel Dialogue conference 2008. Accessed September 2009</ref> He also earned a Grad. Cert. Commerce (Marketing) from the [[University of New South Wales]], a BA (Theol) from Pacific Union College, and a BA (Mass Communication) from the [[University of Technology Sydney]].<ref name="Wesley"/>
Kent taught Old Testament and Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) at the Wesley Institute from 2003 to 2013. His PhD from the University of Manchester is in Old Testament literature, and examines the [[Witch of Endor|Witch of En-Dor]] narrative in {{bibleverse||1Samuel|28|NIV}} using [[film theory]]. His DMin is in Apologetics (the rational explanation of Christianity) and looks at factors influencing Australians towards and away from belief in God. His [[Master of Arts|MA]] ([[Christian theology|Theol]]) from [[Morling College]] studied the [[Song of Songs|Song of Solomon]], a piece of [[Bible|Biblical]] [[erotica]].<ref name="Wesley">"[http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/courses/Theology/Faculty.asp Theology Faculty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113061101/http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/Courses/Theology/Faculty.asp |date=13 January 2010 }}" section "Rev Dr Grenville Kent", Wesley Institute. Accessed September 2009</ref> His MA (Film) was from the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].<ref name="Reel">[http://www.reeldialogue.com/conference-speaker-grenvillekent.htm Keynote speakers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908072912/http://www.reeldialogue.com/conference-speaker-grenvillekent.htm |date=8 September 2008 }}, Reel Dialogue conference 2008. Accessed September 2009</ref> He also earned a Grad. Cert. Commerce (Marketing) from the [[University of New South Wales]], a BA (Theol) from Pacific Union College, and a BA (Mass Communication) from the [[University of Technology Sydney]].<ref name="Wesley"/>


Kent's memberships include the [[Society of Biblical Literature]] and the [[Evangelical Theological Society]] in the United States, and the [[Tyndale Fellowship]] in the United Kingdom. He has guest-lectured in the Philippines and Trinidad.<ref name="Wesley">"[http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/courses/Theology/Faculty.asp Theology Faculty]" section "Rev Dr Grenville Kent", Wesley Institute. Accessed September 2009</ref> He has presented papers at the annual Society of Biblical Literature meetings.
Kent's memberships include the [[Society of Biblical Literature]] and the [[Evangelical Theological Society]] in the United States, and the [[Tyndale Fellowship]] in the United Kingdom. He has guest-lectured in the Philippines and Trinidad.<ref name="Wesley"/> He has presented papers at the annual Society of Biblical Literature meetings.


He has presented on [[Christian apologetics]] for the [[Cambridge Scholars Network]], [[European Leadership Forum]]<ref>[http://www.euroleadership.org/index.pl?iid=3881 European Media Communicators Network], European Leadership Forum. Accessed 8 October 2009</ref> (Hungary) and Campus Life, and travels internationally as a youth outreach speaker across several Christian denominations. He is a frequent presenter on Christian TV programs.
He has presented on [[Christian apologetics]] for the [[Cambridge Scholars Network]], [[European Leadership Forum]]<ref>[http://www.euroleadership.org/index.pl?iid=3881 European Media Communicators Network]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, European Leadership Forum. Accessed 8 October 2009</ref> (Hungary) and Campus Life, and travels internationally as a youth outreach speaker across several Christian denominations. He is a frequent presenter on Christian TV programs.


Kent started "Church With No Ties" as a youth pastor and university chaplain.<ref name="Unleash">Andy Nash, ed. ''Unleash the Dream'', p140?</ref> Kent's speaking appointments have included men's conferences,<ref>2007 Men For Christ Ministries conference in Sydney, topic "Images of Masculinity in the Media". Free audio download available from the [http://www.menforchrist.asn.au/pages/pastevents-2007.php conference webpage]. See also [http://www.menforchrist.asn.au/files/mmc08poster.pdf 2008 poster] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080718174551/http://www.menforchrist.asn.au/files/mmc08poster.pdf archived version])</ref> theology congresses<ref>For instance, Wesley Institute [http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/Releases/Theology_Conference_09.asp Theology Conference 09] on 1 August 2009. Theme "Jonah's God: Then and Now", and Kent was the keynote speaker</ref><ref>One talk, "Who appeared at Endor?" was published in a 2006 book (OCLC number 76952711)</ref> camp meetings, and many others.
Kent started "Church With No Ties" as a youth pastor and university chaplain.<ref name="Unleash">Andy Nash, ed. ''Unleash the Dream'', p140?</ref> Kent's speaking appointments have included men's conferences,<ref>2007 Men For Christ Ministries conference in Sydney, topic "Images of Masculinity in the Media". Free audio download available from the [http://www.menforchrist.asn.au/pages/pastevents-2007.php conference webpage]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. See also [http://www.menforchrist.asn.au/files/mmc08poster.pdf 2008 poster]()</ref> theology congresses<ref>For instance, Wesley Institute [http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/Releases/Theology_Conference_09.asp Theology Conference 09] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205145354/http://www.wesleymission.org.au/wi/Releases/Theology_Conference_09.asp |date=5 December 2012 }} on 1 August 2009. Theme "Jonah's God: Then and Now", and Kent was the keynote speaker</ref><ref>One talk, "Who appeared at Endor?" was published in a 2006 book (OCLC number 76952711)</ref> camp meetings, and many others.


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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* ''Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28''. Pickwick, 2011. About the [[witch of Endor]]
* ''Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28''. Pickwick, 2011. About the [[witch of Endor]]
* Grenville Kent, forthcoming commentary on Song of Songs<ref>Cited in [[Richard M. Davidson]], ''Flame of Yahweh: A Theology of Sexuality in the Old Testament'' (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007), page 617 – footnote 36. Quote: "See the forthcoming [[Exegesis|exegetical]] monograph on the Song of Songs by Grenville Kent, which shows how the Song explicitly provides a stark contrast to modern pornography." (The Biblical book is very subtle)</ref>
* Grenville Kent, forthcoming commentary on Song of Songs<ref>Cited in [[Richard M. Davidson]], ''Flame of Yahweh: A Theology of Sexuality in the Old Testament'' (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007), page 617 – footnote 36. Quote: "See the forthcoming [[Exegesis|exegetical]] monograph on the Song of Songs by Grenville Kent, which shows how the Song explicitly provides a stark contrast to modern pornography." (The Biblical book is very subtle)</ref>
* Grenville Kent and Philip Rodionoff, ''The Da Vinci Decode'' (Victoria, Australia: Signs, 2006); {{ISBN|1-876010-90-8}}; [http://www.thedavincidecode.net/ book website]; [[Inaccuracies in The Da Vinci Code|a critique]] of [[Dan Brown]]'s 2003 novel ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''.<ref>"[http://adventistreview.com/article.php?id=536 Adventists Answer ''DA VINCI'' Challenges]" by [[Nathan Brown (writer)|Nathan Brown]]. ''Adventist Review'' (18 May 2006). "[http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2006/june/article1.shtm Decoding The Da Vinci Code]" by Grenville Kent. ''Signs of the Times'' (June 2006). "[http://link.adventistconnect.org/record/2006/rec25-06_07_01.pdf ''Decode'' for Sydney Universities]" by ''Record'' staff, Samantha Ireland, and James Etwell. ''Record'' 111:25 (1 July 2006), p1,4. "[http://news.adventist.org/2006/05/a-feature-avetists-reay-ia-vici-coei-respose-affirm-bible-accout.html ANN Feature: Adventists Ready ''Da Vinci Code'' Response, Affirm Bible Account]" by Mark A. Kellner, Nathan G. Brown, and ANN staff. Adventist News Network, 16 May 2006</ref> Also published in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]<ref>''O código Da Vinci e a Bíblia: seria o Cristianismo a maior fraude da história?'' (Tatuí, São Paulo: Casa Publicadora Brasileira, 2006), 1st edn</ref> and [[Czech language|Czech]].<ref>''Šifra mistra Leonarda rozluštěna'' (Praha: Advent-Orion, 2006), 1st edn</ref>
* Grenville Kent and Philip Rodionoff, ''The Da Vinci Decode'' (Victoria, Australia: Signs, 2006); {{ISBN|1-876010-90-8}}; [http://www.thedavincidecode.net/ book website]; [[Inaccuracies in The Da Vinci Code|a critique]] of [[Dan Brown]]'s 2003 novel ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''.<ref>"[http://adventistreview.com/article.php?id=536 Adventists Answer ''DA VINCI'' Challenges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903084803/http://www.adventistreview.com/article.php?id=536 |date=3 September 2011 }}" by [[Nathan Brown (writer)|Nathan Brown]]. ''Adventist Review'' (18 May 2006). "[http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2006/june/article1.shtm Decoding The Da Vinci Code]" by Grenville Kent. ''Signs of the Times'' (June 2006). "[http://link.adventistconnect.org/record/2006/rec25-06_07_01.pdf ''Decode'' for Sydney Universities]" by ''Record'' staff, Samantha Ireland, and James Etwell. ''Record'' 111:25 (1 July 2006), p1,4. "[http://news.adventist.org/2006/05/a-feature-avetists-reay-ia-vici-coei-respose-affirm-bible-accout.html ANN Feature: Adventists Ready ''Da Vinci Code'' Response, Affirm Bible Account]" by Mark A. Kellner, Nathan G. Brown, and ANN staff. Adventist News Network, 16 May 2006</ref> Also published in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]<ref>''O código Da Vinci e a Bíblia: seria o Cristianismo a maior fraude da história?'' (Tatuí, São Paulo: Casa Publicadora Brasileira, 2006), 1st edn</ref> and [[Czech language|Czech]].<ref>''Šifra mistra Leonarda rozluštěna'' (Praha: Advent-Orion, 2006), 1st edn</ref>
* Christina Hawkins, Warwick Bagg, and Grenville Kent; ''Health'' (Berkeley Vale, New South Wales: [[Sanitarium Health Food Company]], 1999) (Kent was one editor for a series of 12 booklets)
* Christina Hawkins, Warwick Bagg, and Grenville Kent; ''Health'' (Berkeley Vale, New South Wales: [[Sanitarium Health Food Company]], 1999) (Kent was one editor for a series of 12 booklets)
* Grenville Kent, ''Millennium'' (Sydney: Religious Education Media Australia, 1996); {{ISBN|0-646-27865-7}}
* Grenville Kent, ''Millennium'' (Sydney: Religious Education Media Australia, 1996); {{ISBN|0-646-27865-7}}
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* ‘The Heavens Are Telling: A Biblically Informed Cosmology’, in Bryan W. Ball (ed), In The Beginning: Science and Scripture Confirm Creation (Boise: Pacific Press, 2012), 171–183.
* ‘The Heavens Are Telling: A Biblically Informed Cosmology’, in Bryan W. Ball (ed), In The Beginning: Science and Scripture Confirm Creation (Boise: Pacific Press, 2012), 171–183.
* ‘"His Desire Is For Her": Feminist readings of the Song of Solomon’, in Andrew Sloane (ed.), Tamar’s Tears: Evangelical Engagements with Feminist Old Testament Hermeneutics (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2011), 217–245.
* ‘"His Desire Is For Her": Feminist readings of the Song of Solomon’, in Andrew Sloane (ed.), Tamar’s Tears: Evangelical Engagements with Feminist Old Testament Hermeneutics (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2011), 217–245.
* Grenville J. R. Kent, Paul J. Kissling, and Laurence A. Turner, eds., ''Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching'' (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010)<!--; ISBN 9780830838875-->, [http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3887 publisher's page]. Kent also wrote the chapter, "Preaching the Song of Songs". The book won the annual ''Preaching Today'' award for the "Enhancing the Preacher's Skill" category.<ref>"[http://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2011/february/annualptawards.html The Annual PT Book Awards]". ''Preaching Today'' website, posted 2011-07-02. One judge commented, "''Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching'' is well-written, practical, scholarly but readable, and the writers come from a variety of theological positions within evangelicalism. Each chapter discusses how to preach a particular book or genre of the Old Testament. I especially like the example sermons in each chapter. The book has a great chapter on preaching from difficult Old Testament texts."</ref> An alternative title is ''He Began with Moses: Preaching the Old Testament today'' (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010)<!--; ISBN 9781844744480-->, [http://www.ivpbooks.com/9781844744480 publisher's page].
* Grenville J. R. Kent, Paul J. Kissling, and Laurence A. Turner, eds., ''Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching'' (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010)<!--; ISBN 9780830838875-->, [http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3887 publisher's page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522121548/http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3887 |date=22 May 2010 }}. Kent also wrote the chapter, "Preaching the Song of Songs". The book won the annual ''Preaching Today'' award for the "Enhancing the Preacher's Skill" category.<ref>"[http://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2011/february/annualptawards.html The Annual PT Book Awards]". ''Preaching Today'' website, posted 2011-07-02. One judge commented, "''Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching'' is well-written, practical, scholarly but readable, and the writers come from a variety of theological positions within evangelicalism. Each chapter discusses how to preach a particular book or genre of the Old Testament. I especially like the example sermons in each chapter. The book has a great chapter on preaching from difficult Old Testament texts."</ref> An alternative title is ''He Began with Moses: Preaching the Old Testament today'' (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010)<!--; ISBN 9781844744480-->, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084608/http://www.ivpbooks.com/9781844744480 publisher's page].
* 'Did The Medium at En-Dor Really Bring Forth Samuel?', in Gerhard Pfandl (ed.), Interpreting Scripture: Bible Questions and Answers: Biblical Research Institute Studies, vol. 2 (Silver Spring: Biblical Research Institute, 2010), 196–200.
* 'Did The Medium at En-Dor Really Bring Forth Samuel?', in Gerhard Pfandl (ed.), Interpreting Scripture: Bible Questions and Answers: Biblical Research Institute Studies, vol. 2 (Silver Spring: Biblical Research Institute, 2010), 196–200.
* "Pop Culture: My Angel Goes to Movies" in Andy Nash, ed., ''Unleash the Dream: A New Generation Challenges the Church They Love'' (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 1999), p52–62; [http://www.rhpa.org/index.php/products/profile/0828014264.rhpa publisher's page]
* "Pop Culture: My Angel Goes to Movies" in Andy Nash, ed., ''Unleash the Dream: A New Generation Challenges the Church They Love'' (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 1999), p52–62; [http://www.rhpa.org/index.php/products/profile/0828014264.rhpa publisher's page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100200/http://www.rhpa.org/index.php/products/profile/0828014264.rhpa |date=21 July 2011 }}


Additionally, Kent has many stories published in the "Australian Stories" series of books, which are published from Sydney by Strand:<!-- started 2001? The 2004 book invites contributions to the 2005 one, stating they are now in the 4th year -->
Additionally, Kent has many stories published in the "Australian Stories" series of books, which are published from Sydney by Strand:<!-- started 2001? The 2004 book invites contributions to the 2005 one, stating they are now in the 4th year -->
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* ''Inspirational Australian Stories'' ed. David and Rachel Dixon (2004) chapters "Common Scents", "Going Off", "The Game They Play in Heaven", and "When Is an Atheist Not an Atheist?"<ref>Pages 23–25, 106–108, 138–140, and 188–191 respectively. These originally appeared in ``Signs of the Times'' September 1996, November 1995, September 2000; and ``Record'' 25 October 2003 respectively</ref>
* ''Inspirational Australian Stories'' ed. David and Rachel Dixon (2004) chapters "Common Scents", "Going Off", "The Game They Play in Heaven", and "When Is an Atheist Not an Atheist?"<ref>Pages 23–25, 106–108, 138–140, and 188–191 respectively. These originally appeared in ``Signs of the Times'' September 1996, November 1995, September 2000; and ``Record'' 25 October 2003 respectively</ref>
<!-- p245 of the "Contributors" section states, "'''Grenville Kent''' is Lecturer in Biblical Studies (Old Testament) at Wesley Institute and pastor of Kellyville Adventist church in Sydney. He has produced Christian comics and an outreach web page (www.bigquestions.com), and has another life as a film-maker, writing and directing commercials and shorts in Australia and documentaries anywhere from Rwanda to Turkey to New York City. He and his wife Carla have two children." -->
<!-- p245 of the "Contributors" section states, "'''Grenville Kent''' is Lecturer in Biblical Studies (Old Testament) at Wesley Institute and pastor of Kellyville Adventist church in Sydney. He has produced Christian comics and an outreach web page (www.bigquestions.com), and has another life as a film-maker, writing and directing commercials and shorts in Australia and documentaries anywhere from Rwanda to Turkey to New York City. He and his wife Carla have two children." -->
* ''Australian Stories for the Spirit'' (2003)<!--; ISBN 1876825103-->, one chapter<ref>Cited in [http://link.adventistconnect.org/record/2003/rec43-03_11_07.pdf#page=3 Flashpoint]. ''Record'' 108 (1 November 2003), p3</ref>
* ''Australian Stories for the Spirit'' (2003)<!--; ISBN 1876825103-->, one chapter<ref>Cited in [http://link.adventistconnect.org/record/2003/rec43-03_11_07.pdf#page=3 Flashpoint] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724224632/http://link.adventistconnect.org/record/2003/rec43-03_11_07.pdf#page=3 |date=24 July 2011 }}. ''Record'' 108 (1 November 2003), p3</ref>
* ''Australian Stories for the Heart'' (2002) chapters "I'm Rich!", "Hedonists Don't Get No Satisfaction", and "Meeting the Godfather"<ref>Pages 35–37, 224–28, and 242–44 respectively</ref>
* ''Australian Stories for the Heart'' (2002) chapters "I'm Rich!", "Hedonists Don't Get No Satisfaction", and "Meeting the Godfather"<ref>Pages 35–37, 224–28, and 242–44 respectively</ref>


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Kent has produced the following films:
Kent has produced the following films:
* ''Big Questions'' documentary series
* ''Big Questions'' documentary series
* ''The Cross'', a 2000 [[Short subject|short film]] written and directed by Kent<ref name="Reel">[http://www.reeldialogue.com/conference-speaker-grenvillekent.htm Keynote speakers], Reel Dialogue conference 2008. Accessed September 2009</ref><ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CROTHE Cross, The]". [[Screen Australia]] website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''The Cross'', a 2000 [[Short subject|short film]] written and directed by Kent<ref name="Reel"/><ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CROTHE Cross, The] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018183540/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CROTHE |date=18 October 2009 }}". [[Screen Australia]] website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer'', a 1995 short film written and directed by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CUSHYJ Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer]". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer'', a 1995 short film written and directed by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CUSHYJ Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019210807/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=CUSHYJ |date=19 October 2009 }}". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''What Future?'' A 1994 short film co-written and co-directed by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=WHAFUT What Future?]" Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''What Future?'' A 1994 short film co-written and co-directed by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=WHAFUT What Future?]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''Alcheringa'', a 1993 short film written by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ALCHER Alcheringa]". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>
* ''Alcheringa'', a 1993 short film written by Kent<ref>"[http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ALCHER Alcheringa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023092826/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=ALCHER |date=23 October 2009 }}". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Grenville J. R. Kent
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Alma materUniversity of Manchester, Australian College of Theology
Known forAcademic, film producer, author

Grenville J. R. Kent (born 1965)[1] is an Australian academic, film producer, author, and Christian communicator. He is the producer of Big Questions, a forthcoming documentary series examining faith, and the "10 Questions for God" series of booklets. He has earned a PhD from the University of Manchester, England, and a D.Min from the Australian College of Theology, and taught Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) and Old Testament at the Wesley Institute (now Excelsia College) in Sydney.

Biography

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Grenville Kent is producer of Big Questions. The pilot episode, "Does God Exist? Part 1" examines flight and compares design features of the albatross and the Airbus A380. It includes interviews with two Oxford University professors: atheist Peter Atkins and John Lennox, a Christian. It was shot in New Zealand, Hungary, England, France and Australia. Kent is co-presenter alongside his seven-year-old son Marcus. Future episodes will discuss consciousness, space and the stars, human morality, and whether God genuinely spoke through the Bible.[2]

Kent taught Old Testament and Cultural Apologetics (Arts/Theology) at the Wesley Institute from 2003 to 2013. His PhD from the University of Manchester is in Old Testament literature, and examines the Witch of En-Dor narrative in 1Samuel 28 using film theory. His DMin is in Apologetics (the rational explanation of Christianity) and looks at factors influencing Australians towards and away from belief in God. His MA (Theol) from Morling College studied the Song of Solomon, a piece of Biblical erotica.[3] His MA (Film) was from the University of Technology, Sydney.[4] He also earned a Grad. Cert. Commerce (Marketing) from the University of New South Wales, a BA (Theol) from Pacific Union College, and a BA (Mass Communication) from the University of Technology Sydney.[3]

Kent's memberships include the Society of Biblical Literature and the Evangelical Theological Society in the United States, and the Tyndale Fellowship in the United Kingdom. He has guest-lectured in the Philippines and Trinidad.[3] He has presented papers at the annual Society of Biblical Literature meetings.

He has presented on Christian apologetics for the Cambridge Scholars Network, European Leadership Forum[5] (Hungary) and Campus Life, and travels internationally as a youth outreach speaker across several Christian denominations. He is a frequent presenter on Christian TV programs.

Kent started "Church With No Ties" as a youth pastor and university chaplain.[6] Kent's speaking appointments have included men's conferences,[7] theology congresses[8][9] camp meetings, and many others.

Publications

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Kent has authored dozens of articles, the "10 Questions for God" Bible study series, films, comic books (graphic novels), books, and book chapters.

Books

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  • Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28. Pickwick, 2011. About the witch of Endor
  • Grenville Kent, forthcoming commentary on Song of Songs[10]
  • Grenville Kent and Philip Rodionoff, The Da Vinci Decode (Victoria, Australia: Signs, 2006); ISBN 1-876010-90-8; book website; a critique of Dan Brown's 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code.[11] Also published in Portuguese[12] and Czech.[13]
  • Christina Hawkins, Warwick Bagg, and Grenville Kent; Health (Berkeley Vale, New South Wales: Sanitarium Health Food Company, 1999) (Kent was one editor for a series of 12 booklets)
  • Grenville Kent, Millennium (Sydney: Religious Education Media Australia, 1996); ISBN 0-646-27865-7
  • Grenville Kent, The Siege (Sydney: self-published, 1994); ISBN 0-646-21173-0
  • Grenville Kent, What Future? The Forgotten Dream (Sydney: self-published, 1994); ISBN 0-646-17185-2

Book chapters and scholarly articles

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Scholarly articles:

  • 'Preaching Old Testament Narratives’, Southeastern Theological Review 2/1 (Summer 2011) 11–24.
  • ‘Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany and the sinful woman of Luke 7: the same person?’ Journal of the Asia Adventist Seminary 13.1 (2010): 13–28.
  • Book review of Theology and Film: Challenging the Sacred/Secular Divide by Christopher Deacy and Gaye Williams Ortiz. European Journal of Theology 18:1 (2009), p80–81

Book chapters:

  • ‘The Heavens Are Telling: A Biblically Informed Cosmology’, in Bryan W. Ball (ed), In The Beginning: Science and Scripture Confirm Creation (Boise: Pacific Press, 2012), 171–183.
  • ‘"His Desire Is For Her": Feminist readings of the Song of Solomon’, in Andrew Sloane (ed.), Tamar’s Tears: Evangelical Engagements with Feminist Old Testament Hermeneutics (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2011), 217–245.
  • Grenville J. R. Kent, Paul J. Kissling, and Laurence A. Turner, eds., Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010), publisher's page Archived 22 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Kent also wrote the chapter, "Preaching the Song of Songs". The book won the annual Preaching Today award for the "Enhancing the Preacher's Skill" category.[14] An alternative title is He Began with Moses: Preaching the Old Testament today (Inter-Varsity Press, 2010), publisher's page.
  • 'Did The Medium at En-Dor Really Bring Forth Samuel?', in Gerhard Pfandl (ed.), Interpreting Scripture: Bible Questions and Answers: Biblical Research Institute Studies, vol. 2 (Silver Spring: Biblical Research Institute, 2010), 196–200.
  • "Pop Culture: My Angel Goes to Movies" in Andy Nash, ed., Unleash the Dream: A New Generation Challenges the Church They Love (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald, 1999), p52–62; publisher's page Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Additionally, Kent has many stories published in the "Australian Stories" series of books, which are published from Sydney by Strand:

  • Australian Stories of Life ed. David and Rachel Dixon (2005) chapters "Hardly Davidson", "Bowled Over", and "Oink!"[15]
  • Inspirational Australian Stories ed. David and Rachel Dixon (2004) chapters "Common Scents", "Going Off", "The Game They Play in Heaven", and "When Is an Atheist Not an Atheist?"[16]
  • Australian Stories for the Spirit (2003), one chapter[17]
  • Australian Stories for the Heart (2002) chapters "I'm Rich!", "Hedonists Don't Get No Satisfaction", and "Meeting the Godfather"[18]

Films and documentaries

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Kent has produced the following films:

  • Big Questions documentary series
  • The Cross, a 2000 short film written and directed by Kent[4][19]
  • Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer, a 1995 short film written and directed by Kent[20]
  • What Future? A 1994 short film co-written and co-directed by Kent[21]
  • Alcheringa, a 1993 short film written by Kent[22]

References

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  1. ^ Andy Nash, ed., Unleash the Dream (United States: Review and Herald), p140 allows a rough estimate of his birth year
  2. ^ "Tackling the Big Questions Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine" by Hannah Bath. Wesley Institute, 25 August 2009
  3. ^ a b c "Theology Faculty Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine" section "Rev Dr Grenville Kent", Wesley Institute. Accessed September 2009
  4. ^ a b Keynote speakers Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Reel Dialogue conference 2008. Accessed September 2009
  5. ^ European Media Communicators Network[permanent dead link‍], European Leadership Forum. Accessed 8 October 2009
  6. ^ Andy Nash, ed. Unleash the Dream, p140?
  7. ^ 2007 Men For Christ Ministries conference in Sydney, topic "Images of Masculinity in the Media". Free audio download available from the conference webpage[permanent dead link‍]. See also 2008 poster()
  8. ^ For instance, Wesley Institute Theology Conference 09 Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today on 1 August 2009. Theme "Jonah's God: Then and Now", and Kent was the keynote speaker
  9. ^ One talk, "Who appeared at Endor?" was published in a 2006 book (OCLC number 76952711)
  10. ^ Cited in Richard M. Davidson, Flame of Yahweh: A Theology of Sexuality in the Old Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007), page 617 – footnote 36. Quote: "See the forthcoming exegetical monograph on the Song of Songs by Grenville Kent, which shows how the Song explicitly provides a stark contrast to modern pornography." (The Biblical book is very subtle)
  11. ^ "Adventists Answer DA VINCI Challenges Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine" by Nathan Brown. Adventist Review (18 May 2006). "Decoding The Da Vinci Code" by Grenville Kent. Signs of the Times (June 2006). "Decode for Sydney Universities" by Record staff, Samantha Ireland, and James Etwell. Record 111:25 (1 July 2006), p1,4. "ANN Feature: Adventists Ready Da Vinci Code Response, Affirm Bible Account" by Mark A. Kellner, Nathan G. Brown, and ANN staff. Adventist News Network, 16 May 2006
  12. ^ O código Da Vinci e a Bíblia: seria o Cristianismo a maior fraude da história? (Tatuí, São Paulo: Casa Publicadora Brasileira, 2006), 1st edn
  13. ^ Šifra mistra Leonarda rozluštěna (Praha: Advent-Orion, 2006), 1st edn
  14. ^ "The Annual PT Book Awards". Preaching Today website, posted 2011-07-02. One judge commented, "Reclaiming the Old Testament for Christian Preaching is well-written, practical, scholarly but readable, and the writers come from a variety of theological positions within evangelicalism. Each chapter discusses how to preach a particular book or genre of the Old Testament. I especially like the example sermons in each chapter. The book has a great chapter on preaching from difficult Old Testament texts."
  15. ^ Pages 61–62, 123–125, and 166–167 respectively. They originally appeared in ``Signs of the Times March 1992, May 1996, and August 1993 respectively
  16. ^ Pages 23–25, 106–108, 138–140, and 188–191 respectively. These originally appeared in ``Signs of the Times September 1996, November 1995, September 2000; and ``Record 25 October 2003 respectively
  17. ^ Cited in Flashpoint Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Record 108 (1 November 2003), p3
  18. ^ Pages 35–37, 224–28, and 242–44 respectively
  19. ^ "Cross, The Archived 18 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009
  20. ^ "Cushy Job: Rwanda Volunteer Archived 19 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009
  21. ^ "What Future?[permanent dead link‍]" Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009
  22. ^ "Alcheringa Archived 23 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Screen Australia website, accessed September 2009
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