Christopher Jamison

Christopher Jamison
Born	1951 Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Benedictine Monk Author
Genres	Religion
Literary movement	Roman Catholic
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Christopher Jamison OSB is a Benedictine monk and former Abbot of Worth Abbey in West Sussex, England. He became well-known through the BBC TV series The Monastery.

Early life

Jamison was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1951 as one of four siblings whose family moved to Buckinghamshire, England while he was a child. He went on to study at Downside School and later Oxford University where he attained a Bachelor's degree in French and Spanish.^[1]

Work

Jamison came into wider public awareness after his appearance in the BBC Two television documentary, The Monastery. The series charted the trials and tribulations of six men of varying levels of belief over a period of forty days and nights as they attempt the follow the monastic life. He also made the TV documentary The Big Silence in 2010, which follows several ordinary people as they explore the value and challenge of silent meditation.

Jamison has written two books: Finding Sanctuary: Monastic steps for Everyday Life and Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps For A Fulfilling Life as well as contributing to many others. He is also the president of the International Conference on Benedictine Education (ICBE) which facilitates dialogue between Benedictine secondary schools across the world.

Bibliography

Incomplete - to be updated

Journalism

• "Soul purpose of banking". The Tablet 264 (8856): 10–11. (7 August 2010). 

References

1. ^ The Benedictine Times

External links

• Worth Abbey website

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Date of birth	1951
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