Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps For A Fulfilling Life

Abbot Christopher Jamison

ISBN 10: 0297852779 / ISBN 13: 9780297852773

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008

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Synopsis:

Why is 'being happy' such an imperative nowadays? What meaning do people give happiness? In this book Abbot Christopher turns to monastic wisdom to offer answers, and to explain that in essence, happiness is a gift not an achievement, the fruit of giving and receiving blessings. Following the same accessible and engaging format of Finding Sanctuary, Abbot Christopher takes different aspects of happiness, examines them, tells us what monastic wisdom has to say about them, and offers us steps towards our own journey to finding happiness.

About the Author: Father Christopher Jamison is the Abbot of Worth, a Benedictine monastery in Sussex, which featured in the BBC2 series 'The Monastery' (3 million viewers). Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1951, he studied at Downside School and Oxford University. After becoming a monk in 1973, he taught at Worth School and became Headmaster in 1994. He was elected Abbot in 2002, is President of the International Commission on Benedictine Education and sits on the Council of the Alliance for International Monasticism, a body that promotes links between monasteries across the North/South divide. He is the author of Finding Sanctuary.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps For A ...
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Like New