Discovering Your Inner Monastery

Father Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey, a prominent figure on the BBC reality TV show "The Monastery," explores the applications of monastic life and the teachings of Saint Benedict to our often chaotic modern lives.

Saint Benedict wrote his monastic rule fifteen centuries ago.

This rule still guides many people today and is the foundation of 21st-century Benedictine monasteries and convents.

The author suggests ways to apply this wisdom outside the monastery. He primarily addresses those who are unsure of their beliefs but are searching for a space of spirituality and peace.

This original work is already a resounding success in the UK.

*** Christopher Jamison is the Abbot of Worth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Sussex, England. Born in Australia in 1951, he was educated at Downside School and Oxford University. After becoming a monk in 1973, he taught at Worth School and became its headmaster in 1994. Elected abbot in 2002, he is president of the International Commission for Benedictine Education and sits on the Council of the Alliance for International Monasticism, an organization dedicated to promoting ties between monasteries in the North and South.