Robert S. Smith lectures in theology, ethics and music ministry at Sydney Missionary & Bible College. He is the co-author of Songs of the Saints: Enriching our Singing by Learning from the Songs of Scripture (Matthias Media, 2017); ‘Belting Out the Blues as Believers: The Importance of Singing Lament’, Themelios 42.1 (2017); ‘The Amorality of Atheism’, Themelios 40.3 (2015), pp. 404-413; and ‘Music, Singing and the Emotions: Exploring the Connections’, Themelios 37.3 (2012), pp. 465–79. Rob is currently undertaking doctoral studies in the area of sex, gender and transgender.