Eternity (newspaper)
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Eternity is a newspaper published in Australia
, with a Christian
perspective. It claims the Nicene creed
as its statement of faith, and is not affiliated with any church. It plans for five main content focuses: personal testimonies, missionary news, book excerpts, social justice, and perspectives on popular culture. It is available in both print and online formats. From May 2011, Eternity has become part of Bible Society Australia, a broad based interdenominational organisation that is a member of the worldwide United Bible Societies.
Eternity is published monthly with a circulation of 100,000. It is edited by John Sandeman , formerly the owner of Eternity and now the Publications and Digital Manager of Bible Society Australia.
Paul Hutchinson is the marketing manager. Its office is located in the Sydney
suburb of Macquarie park
, in the state of New South Wales
. It is published by Bible Society Australia.
Eternity is named after the graffito tag "Eternity
" which a man, Arthur Stace
, spent 37 years writing in chalk on Sydney's footpaths. The tag is best known to Australians by its prominent display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
during Sydney New Year's Eve 1999–00. It was also displayed in the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games
. (Stace was a reformed alcoholic and convert to Christianity.)
Its first issue was in October 2009. It was founded by John Sandeman as managing editor, and David Maegraith as marketing director. Maegraith left the paper in 2010 to found media and marketing company Spaark.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, with a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
perspective. It claims the Nicene creed
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that is most widely used in Christian liturgy. It is called Nicene because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council, which met there in the year 325.The Nicene Creed has been normative to the...
as its statement of faith, and is not affiliated with any church. It plans for five main content focuses: personal testimonies, missionary news, book excerpts, social justice, and perspectives on popular culture. It is available in both print and online formats. From May 2011, Eternity has become part of Bible Society Australia, a broad based interdenominational organisation that is a member of the worldwide United Bible Societies.
Eternity is published monthly with a circulation of 100,000. It is edited by John Sandeman , formerly the owner of Eternity and now the Publications and Digital Manager of Bible Society Australia.
Paul Hutchinson is the marketing manager. Its office is located in the Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Macquarie park
Macquarie Park, New South Wales
Macquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. It is published by Bible Society Australia.
Eternity is named after the graffito tag "Eternity
Eternity (graffito)
The word Eternity was a graffito tag which had its origins in Melbourne, Australia, though it has been erroneously attributed as an invention of Sydney man Arthur Stace. The Melbourne Herald newspaper recalled on 20 June 1930 a local eccentric who travelled the suburbs 'adorning all the walls he...
" which a man, Arthur Stace
Arthur Stace
Arthur Malcolm Stace , otherwise known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian reformed alcoholic who converted to Christianity and spread his form of gospel by writing the word "Eternity'" in chalk on footpaths in Sydney over a period of approximately 35 years...
, spent 37 years writing in chalk on Sydney's footpaths. The tag is best known to Australians by its prominent display on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic...
during Sydney New Year's Eve 1999–00. It was also displayed in the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. (Stace was a reformed alcoholic and convert to Christianity.)
Its first issue was in October 2009. It was founded by John Sandeman as managing editor, and David Maegraith as marketing director. Maegraith left the paper in 2010 to found media and marketing company Spaark.