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Peter Owen-Jones (born 1957) is an English Anglican priest, author and television presenter.

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Biography and career

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Owen-Jones dropped out of public school at the age of 16, and moved to Australia, where he worked as a farm hand. He moved back to Britain, and worked as a farm labourer in southeast England, then ran a mobile disco, before moving to London where he started work in advertising, as a messenger boy, eventually working his way up to the position of creative director.

In his late 20s, with a wife and two children, he gave up his commercial life to follow a calling to the Anglican ordained ministry by enrolling at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In early 1996, he gained notoriety when he conducted a service for the Newbury bypass protestors.[1]

In 1998, he was responsible for three parishes in Cambridgeshire as the rector of Haslingfield (Harlton, Great Eversden and Little Eversden), before resigning from this position in 2005 to relocate to the benefice of Glynde, Firle and Beddingham. After a brief appearance in the 2003 documentary series The Power and the Glory, he was recruited by the BBC to front a series of religious television programmes looking at different aspects of Christianity and other faiths.

He was married to Jacs Owen-Jones, with whom he has four children,[2] but they have divorced.[3]

In his BBC documentary How to Live a Simple Life (2009),[4] Owen-Jones tried to live a life without money in the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi. In the same year, he travelled the world in Around the World in 80 Faiths, visiting practitioners of various religions.[5] His 2006 documentary The Lost Gospels discussed the Apocryphal Gospels which were omitted from the canon of the New Testament. He considered how their contents might have altered Christian theology if they had not been suppressed.

Books

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  • Bed of Nails: An Advertising Executive's Journey Through Theological College, Lion Hudson, 1998, ISBN 978-0-7459-3628-4
  • Small Boat, Big Sea: One Year's Journey as a Parish Priest, Lion Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-7459-5053-1
  • Psalm, O Books, 2005, ISBN 1-903816-91-2
  • Letters from an Extreme Pilgrim: Reflections on Life, Love and the Soul, Rider Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84604-133-4
  • Pathlands: 21 Tranquil Walks Among the Villages of Britain, Rider Books, 2015, ISBN 978-1-84604-443-4
  • “Everest England: 29,000 Feet in 12 Days”, AA Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-07495-7923-4

Audio

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  • Psalm, spoken word/electronica project[6]

Filmography

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References

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Peter Owen-Jones (born 1957) is an English Anglican clergyman, author, and broadcaster whose work centers on examining religious and spiritual traditions through immersive experiences and historical analysis. Ordained in the , he has served as of St. Peter's Church in , , since 2005, where his ministry emphasizes connections between , , and the natural landscape. Before entering the priesthood, Owen-Jones left at age 16, worked as a farm laborer in , and pursued a career in London's advertising industry until disillusionment prompted a career shift toward theological study in the late . Owen-Jones gained prominence through documentaries that highlight his firsthand engagements with ascetic and alternative spiritual practices, including Extreme Pilgrim (2007–2009), in which he adopted monastic lifestyles from various faiths, and Around the World in 80 Faiths (2009), chronicling encounters with 80 global belief systems during a year-long journey. Additional series such as How to Live a Simple Life (2010), experimenting with monastic poverty inspired by , and explorations of early Christian texts in The Lost Gospels (2008) underscore his focus on and . As an author, he has published works drawing from personal trials, including (1998), detailing his transition through theological college amid skepticism from secular peers, and Small Boat, Big Sea (2006), reflecting on a solitary voyage as for faith's uncertainties. Later books like Letters from an Extreme Pilgrim (2010) and Conversations with Nature (2023) integrate his priestly insights with ecological concerns and appreciation for pre-Christian rituals, such as those in and ancient British paganism, without endorsing . His approach, often at variance with orthodox Anglican hierarchies, prioritizes experiential understanding over doctrinal rigidity, fostering discussions on Christianity's adaptability in modern contexts.

Early Life

Childhood and Family Background

Peter Owen-Jones was born in 1957 and placed for adoption at six weeks old by his birth mother, who had been sent from her family in , , to to give birth discreetly. He was and raised by adoptive parents in a middle-class household on the Kent-Sussex border, in a home backing onto fields about thirty miles south of , providing a rural English upbringing. His adoptive father died when Owen-Jones was four years old, contributing to early family disruption. Throughout childhood, his adopted status fostered ongoing questions about his biological origins and personal identity, leading him to fantasize frequently about his birth mother. Owen-Jones attended public school but left at age 16 without completing his education. Immediately after, he took up work as a farm laborer in southern England, performing manual tasks on the land that immersed him in practical, hands-on engagement with agriculture and the natural environment.

Education and Early Employment

Owen-Jones attended a public school in but departed at the age of 16 without completing formal qualifications or advancing to higher education. Immediately after leaving school, he emigrated to seeking economic opportunities, where he worked as a farm hand, engaging in manual agricultural labor. Returning to southeast , he continued in similar roles as a farm labourer while supplementing income by operating a mobile disco, reflecting pragmatic responses to financial needs amid limited educational credentials. These positions emphasized hands-on physical work in rural settings, contrasting with subsequent urban pursuits and underscoring a shaped by immediate over structured academic progression.

Transition to Ministry

Advertising Career

Owen-Jones entered advertising industry as a copywriter following early employment as a farm labourer and operator of a mobile disco, leveraging his developed writing abilities to craft persuasive content for commercial campaigns. Over approximately 11 years, he advanced to the role of at a prominent agency, attaining notable professional success marked by high earnings and creative influence within the competitive sector. Despite these accomplishments, Owen-Jones experienced profound personal dissatisfaction, viewing the industry's emphasis on material gain and self-promotion as ultimately vain and hollow, a sentiment he later attributed to the futility of pursuits detached from deeper purpose. This realization, emerging in his late twenties amid financial prosperity, prompted a reevaluation of priorities, highlighting the causal disconnect between external achievements and internal fulfillment that underscored his career shift.

Path to Ordination

In the late , Peter Owen-Jones experienced a mid-life amid his successful career, grappling with including drugs and alcohol, alongside profound existential questioning about life's purpose. This period of personal turmoil, occurring roughly between the mid- and early 1990s, stemmed from a growing recognition of the causal hollowness in a profession centered on consumer persuasion, prompting a deliberate pivot away from secular toward spiritual inquiry. Rejecting the emptiness of 's incentives, Owen-Jones undertook self-directed exploration of alongside other faiths, evaluating their frameworks for meaning and service over transient gain. This , unburdened by institutional at the outset, crystallized his commitment to as a path grounded in communal realism and ethical realism rather than individualistic excess. He subsequently entered formal theological training, chronicling the transition in his 1997 book Bed of Nails: An Advertising Executive's Journey Through Theological College, which detailed the intellectual and vocational rigors of preparing for ministry. Owen-Jones's ordination as an Anglican in 1992 marked the culmination of this journey, representing a principled embrace of priesthood's demands for selflessness and truth-oriented service in lieu of advertising's performative voids. This decision reflected a first-principles reassessment prioritizing empirical human needs and causal depth over economic abstraction.

Clerical Career

Ordination and Initial Roles

Peter Owen-Jones was ordained as a in the in 1992, following training at . Immediately after , he undertook the role of , a standard entry-level position for new priests involving supervised parish work such as leading services, , and community engagement. By 1998, he advanced to rector of Haslingfield in , where he managed three rural parishes just outside , emphasizing hands-on ministry in agricultural settings that echoed his farming upbringing. These early assignments highlighted the economic constraints of rural life, where stipends were modest and often supplemented by provided rather than full salaries, as later reflected in Owen-Jones's own experiences of financial hardship during ministry. His initial focus remained on core responsibilities—baptisms, weddings, funerals, and local —prioritizing direct impact over broader institutional or public roles, with no media involvement until the early .

Parish Ministry in Sussex

Owen-Jones was appointed Priest-in-Charge of the united of Glynde, West Firle, and Beddingham in the Diocese of Chichester, serving the rural of , Glynde, and Beddingham in . He was instituted as of these es on 5 June 2020, formalizing his role after prior tenure as Priest-in-Charge. By 2022, his continuous service exceeded that of any other in , marking over two decades of pastoral leadership in the same locality and emphasizing stability amid frequent clerical turnover elsewhere. This longevity fosters deep community integration, with Owen-Jones noting that 15 years are required to fully embed within dynamics and build trust. In his ministry, Owen-Jones advanced practical, locally oriented initiatives addressing environmental realities, including advocacy for grounds as sustainable alternatives to conventional cemeteries. His efforts received endorsement for woodland burial projects near , such as at Barton Glen, prioritizing biodegradable practices to preserve rural landscapes and align with observable ecological pressures like . These measures reflect a grounded approach to , integrating empirical environmental needs into rites without reliance on abstract denominational directives. Owen-Jones contrasts his parishes' sustained local engagement—sustained through personal, on-the-ground relationships—with broader attendance declines, attributing vitality to decentralized, experience-based ministry over bureaucratic centralization. He critiques diocesan structures as increasingly inefficient, diverting resources from frontline work and exacerbating national trends where empirical data shows membership falling sharply, yet local stability enables targeted . This perspective privileges verifiable parish-level outcomes, such as enduring congregational ties in , over policy-driven reforms.

Media Contributions

Television Documentaries

Peter Owen-Jones has presented multiple documentaries emphasizing firsthand participation in religious rituals and ecological observation, often blending personal immersion with historical and cultural analysis. These works, primarily aired on and , document his travels and encounters to empirically examine faith traditions and environmental interconnections, distinct from his parish duties or written outputs. In the 2009 series Around the World in 80 Faiths, Owen-Jones undertook a year-long global journey across six continents, participating in 80 distinct religious s to catalog their practices and underlying beliefs. Broadcast on , the program covered regions from to , highlighting diverse expressions such as Pacific fire-walking and Nepalese Hindu festivals, with Owen-Jones engaging directly in ceremonies to assess their experiential impacts. The series underscored empirical contrasts between ritual intensity and modern , drawing from his Anglican perspective without endorsing . The Extreme Pilgrim series, first broadcast in 2008 on , featured Owen-Jones submitting to austere monastic disciplines in remote settings, including Coptic ascetic life in Egypt's deserts and martial training at China's . Each episode involved sustained physical and spiritual trials—such as cave dwelling with minimal sustenance—to replicate historical pilgrims' conditions and evaluate their psychological effects. A follow-up in 2010 extended this to additional traditions, emphasizing verifiable historical precedents over interpretive theology. The Lost Gospels (2008), aired on , examined apocryphal Christian texts excluded from the canonical , with Owen-Jones traveling to archaeological sites in and to handle artifacts like Nag Hammadi codices and assess their content against orthodox scriptures. The documentary highlighted textual variances, such as gnostic emphases on esoteric knowledge, while noting scholarly debates on their authenticity and influence on early church decisions. In New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood (2019) on , Owen-Jones spent four seasons observing the National Park's ecosystems, documenting seasonal changes in , , and human-nature interactions through direct fieldwork like tree-planting and wildlife tracking. The series integrated ecological data with the area's medieval history, portraying management practices as causal factors in current biodiversity.

Radio and Other Broadcasts

Peter Owen-Jones has presented and appeared on various BBC radio programmes, extending his clerical and ecological perspectives to audio audiences. In a 2017 episode of The Essay on titled "Desperately Seeking Eternity," he argued for reclaiming the concept of eternity from esoteric religious abstraction, positioning it as a practical guide for earthly existence amid modern existential challenges. Earlier, as a faith guest on 2's Good Morning Sunday in 2011, he engaged in discussions on contemporary religious issues alongside victims' advocate Barry Mizen, highlighting themes of and community resilience. He also featured on in 2017, conversing with presenter Jo Good and about the spiritual and restorative qualities of the landscape, linking natural immersion to and simplicity in daily life. These broadcasts underscore his integration of Anglican with environmental awareness, reaching listeners beyond traditional settings. Beyond , Owen-Jones has guested on independent to explore interdisciplinary themes. In episode 27 of The Wild Minds Podcast, aired on March 25, 2024, and hosted by nature-based therapist Marina Robb, he discussed ethical responses to ecological crises, the seduction of imposed order versus organic chaos in nature, and his activist approach to fostering human-nature reciprocity as a counter to anthropocentric dominance. In a 2022 Shortcuts podcast episode, he reflected on his background, the authenticity driving his shift from to , and unresolved personal questions shaping his ministry. These audio contributions, distinct from his visual media output, empirically broaden Anglican outreach by empirically linking doctrinal insights to verifiable ecological data and personal narratives, without reliance on promotional book tie-ins.

Published Works

Major Books

Bed of Nails: An Advertising Executive's Journey Through Theological College (1997) recounts Owen-Jones's shift from a secular advertising career to Anglican ordination training, emphasizing the psychological and spiritual trials encountered during his studies at theological college. The book draws on his firsthand observations of seminary life, portraying it as a transformative ordeal akin to walking on hot coals, while underscoring themes of vocational calling and personal reinvention within Christian faith. Small Boat, Big Sea: One Year's Journey as a Parish Priest (2003) offers a diary-style narrative of Owen-Jones's initial year serving as rector across three rural parishes in , . It examines the practical demands of village ministry, including , community rituals, and the isolation of clerical duties, framed as navigating uncharted spiritual waters amid everyday responsibilities. Letters from an Extreme Pilgrim: Reflections on Life, Love and the Soul (2010) compiles meditative letters inspired by Owen-Jones's ascetic retreats in remote settings, such as desert caves, exploring how formative relationships and extreme solitude shape individual faith and inner growth. The work delves into self-discovery through encounters with diverse human influences—nurturing, horrifying, or enlightening—while grounding reflections in personal theological introspection rather than doctrinal exposition.

Recent Publications and Themes

In the 2020s, Peter Owen-Jones has shifted toward publications that interweave personal observations of the natural world with Anglican clerical life, emphasizing reconnection amid environmental disconnection. His 2023 book Conversations with comprises short, meditative passages framed as dialogues with elements like mountains, rivers, and skies, urging readers to restore intimacy with the through daily reflection. These pieces draw on empirical encounters to counter anthropocentric detachment, presenting nature's rhythms as a direct spiritual resource rather than abstract symbolism. Building on this, In the Mountains Green: Harvest to Harvest in the Southern Wilds (published April 2024) adopts a diary format chronicling a full annual cycle in rural ministry. Owen-Jones documents tangible phenomena—such as seasonal shifts, sightings, and progressions—as anchors for , arguing these ground human existence against urban-induced isolation and foster a holistic rural . The narrative integrates duties with ecological attentiveness, portraying nature's causality (e.g., weather's impact on flora and ) as instructive for theological vitality, without proposing formal changes. Recurring motifs across these works include the harvest-to-harvest cadence as a temporal framework for spiritual discipline and the value of direct, sensory data from , flora, and weather patterns in addressing modern existential voids. As of October 2025, no major book-length publications from Owen-Jones post-2024 have emerged, though his ongoing writings and talks sustain these nature-infused themes in contemplative formats.

Philosophical and Theological Views

Interfaith Exploration

Peter Owen-Jones conducted extensive interfaith explorations through immersive travels and participatory rituals, most notably in the 2009 series Around the World in 80 Faiths, during which he spent a year visiting six continents to experience 80 distinct religious practices as an . In this project, he engaged directly with traditions ranging from indigenous Pacific Island faiths to African and Middle Eastern Abrahamic variants, performing rituals such as in and immersing in Hindu festivals in , with the explicit aim of documenting experiential aspects of global . Within the European segment, Owen-Jones examined contemporary and , participating in rituals that highlighted nature-based and polytheistic elements persisting alongside . More recently, Owen-Jones delved into and through his 2023 engagements, including discussions framed in The Wicca Man interview tied to his book Conversations with Nature, where he explored witchcraft's experiential dimensions, such as ritual magic and ecological attunement, as a practicing Christian . These forays involved firsthand study of Wiccan practices in the UK, emphasizing empirical observation of their communal and seasonal observances rather than doctrinal endorsement. Owen-Jones has articulated these immersions as a means to gather concrete data on alternative spiritual systems, positing that direct exposure reveals contrasts that underscore Christianity's foundational claims—such as and redemptive grace—without intending syncretic fusion, thereby using comparative evidence to affirm rather than relativize his own tradition's causal underpinnings. However, orthodox Christian perspectives, including those from evangelical and traditional Anglican sources, caution that such participatory engagements carry inherent risks of , potentially eroding the exclusive salvific role of Christ by equating disparate beliefs or exposing participants to practices deemed incompatible with biblical prohibitions against .

Environmental and Nature-Based Spirituality

Peter Owen-Jones incorporates reverence for cycles into his Anglican spirituality, viewing immersion in ecosystems like ancient woodlands as a pathway to theological insight. In the 2019 BBC documentary New Forest: A Year in the Wild Wood, he chronicles a year's engagement with the region's seasonal transformations, behaviors, and historical , presenting these observable processes—such as growth, animal migrations, and —as embodiments of divine order accessible through direct experience. This perspective echoes pagan traditions of earth-centered devotion, which he has sympathetically documented in works examining and animistic practices, adapting their emphasis on nature's sacrality to Christian frameworks without endorsing . His advocacy manifests empirically in promoting as a form of ecological , exemplified by co-founding the Arbory Trust in 2000 with the Diocese of Ely to establish the United Kingdom's inaugural Christian woodland burial ground near . This initiative facilitates unembalmed, shroud-wrapped interments in native tree plantations, enabling verifiable nutrient cycling via decomposition and root uptake, which Owen-Jones aligns with scriptural mandates like Genesis 3:19 while critiquing conventional cemetery practices for environmental disconnection. Such efforts encourage wild woods immersion, where participants witness causal chains of —e.g., fungal networks and lifecycles—fostering a realism-oriented over abstract doctrine. In Conversations with Nature (2022), Owen-Jones compiles meditative "dialogues" with natural phenomena, such as imagined exchanges with mountains or rivers, to cultivate daily reconnection and soul nourishment through sensory attunement to elemental voices and silences. He rejects traditional models as "dry" and "damaging" for lacking relational love, advocating instead an affective bond with creation that he deems essential for addressing ecological crises like species extinctions, as highlighted in his co-founding of the Life Cairn Project for memorializing lost . While this promotes verifiable advocacy, its anthropomorphic framing risks over-romanticizing immanent processes, potentially inverting causal realism by elevating creaturely agency above the transcendent originator in theological priority.

Criticisms and Controversies

Theological Orthodoxy

Peter Owen-Jones has expressed interest in non-canonical texts, notably through his 2008 BBC documentary The Lost Gospels, where he investigates the Nag Hammadi library's Gnostic writings, portraying them as viable alternative expressions of early Christianity suppressed by institutional power rather than inherent theological inferiority. These texts, dating primarily to the 2nd-4th centuries CE, diverge from canonical scriptures by emphasizing secret knowledge (gnosis) for salvation, docetic views of Christ's humanity, and diminished roles for apostolic tradition, prompting empirical questions about the canon's formation. Owen-Jones suggests the exclusion stemmed from political struggles for orthodoxy, as evidenced by his reconstruction of early church debates, but historical records indicate the canon emerged from criteria like apostolic origin and widespread liturgical use, rejecting Gnostic works for their inconsistencies with core doctrines such as the incarnation and resurrection. His theological positions occasionally diverge from traditional formularies, such as the , which affirm scriptural sufficiency and creedal orthodoxy. For instance, in discussions contrasting with divine love, Owen-Jones emphasizes God's as a counter to exclusionary interpretations, aligning with liberal Anglican emphases on inclusivity. This stance invites critique for potentially diluting biblical depictions of conditional aspects of divine favor, including judgment on unrepentance (e.g., Deuteronomy 28; Romans 2:5-8), where blessings and wrath correlate with obedience rather than universal acceptance irrespective of response. Conservative commentators, drawing from patristic sources like ' Against Heresies (c. 180 CE), argue such views risk echoing Gnostic , undermining the causal realism of scriptural warnings that motivated ethical transformation and . Defenders, including Owen-Jones himself in interviews, frame these explorations as authentic quests for spiritual depth within a broad Anglican tradition, prioritizing personal encounter over rigid . However, empirical counters this by demonstrating orthodoxy's stabilizing function: post-Nicene (325 CE) consolidation reduced sectarian fragmentation, enabling the church's endurance through persecutions and expansions, whereas unchecked diversity in Gnostic circles led to isolated, short-lived communities lacking institutional continuity. Mainstream media outlets like the , which aired his works, often amplify such unorthodox inquiries without equivalent scrutiny, reflecting a broader institutional tilt toward progressive narratives over doctrinal boundaries.

Institutional Critiques and Personal Practices

Owen-Jones has publicly critiqued the Church of England's hierarchical structures, arguing in a 2022 essay that the 42 dioceses and 112 bishops represent an inefficient layer detached from realities, likening bishops to "birds that cannot sing" to emphasize their limited direct impact compared to frontline . He prioritizes -level data and operations, contending that episcopal expansion drains resources from local ministry without proportional benefits, a view aligned with broader campaigns highlighting centralization's causal inefficiencies in sustaining congregational vitality. In line with this skepticism of institutional comforts, Owen-Jones advocates for an unpaid priesthood as an ideal embodying evangelical and detachment from financial dependencies that could compromise spiritual authenticity. He has practiced this in his parish role, forgoing standard stipends and relying on external income from to support his of six, which left him with approximately £1,170 monthly after taxes at one point. This approach underscores a commitment to radical discipleship over administrative security, though it exposes priests to acute hardships amid the substantial endowments exceeding £8 billion. His personal practices further illustrate authenticity trade-offs, such as posing nude for an art class in to generate emergency funds during financial desperation, reflecting realism but inviting perceptions of that could erode clerical . While such idiosyncratic actions challenge norms of institutional propriety and risk undermining broader authority by associating priesthood with vulnerability to , they arguably model a discipleship unencumbered by hierarchical buffers, prioritizing lived imperatives over sanitized professionalism.

Personal Life and Legacy

Adoption and Family

Peter Owen-Jones was relinquished for adoption at six weeks old by his birth mother, a Scottish student from a staunch family background. He was raised in a stable middle-class household on the Kent-Sussex border, yet the circumstances of his adoption engendered persistent unanswered questions about his origins, fostering a profound internal sense of void that shaped his lifelong pursuit of personal authenticity. In adulthood, Owen-Jones traced his birth mother to , where they met and developed a positive relationship; this reunion was prompted by the arrival of his own children, which intensified his desire to resolve his adoption-related inquiries. His children have since formed close ties with her. Owen-Jones was married to Jacs Owen-Jones, whom he met while working in ; the couple had four children together before divorcing. As of 2019, his children were adults leading independent lives, though his daughter Eden planned to reside with him alongside her partner. This family structure provided continuity during his transitions from advertising executive to Anglican and broadcaster.

Lifestyle and Public Persona

Owen-Jones resides in rural , serving as a house-for-duty priest across the villages of , Glynde, and Beddingham, where he maintains a deliberately austere aligned with his advocacy for simplicity and detachment from . In 2014, he publicly committed to a of , downsizing his possessions, cultivating his own food, and minimizing expenditures to counter what he described as an to , thereby embodying a coherent rejection of material excess in his daily rural existence. This approach extended into 2025, as evidenced by his leadership of guided pilgrimages, such as the "Reset Yourself" two-day event organized by the British Pilgrimage Trust, focused on healing, renewal, and nature immersion in downlands. His public persona as a maverick Anglican emphasizes unconventional engagement with , blending duties with ecological and ethical , which has cultivated a reputation for accessibility amid traditional clerical norms. This image, forged through high-profile media contributions, has empirically broadened Anglican visibility by drawing in diverse audiences seeking alternative expressions of , including those disillusioned with institutional rigidity. However, it has drawn from conservative elements within the church for perceived theatricality and eccentricity, potentially eroding appeal among adherents favoring doctrinal conformity over innovative outreach. Overall, Owen-Jones's lifestyle and persona represent a deliberate anti-materialist coherence that amplifies Anglicanism's public footprint—evident in sustained event participation and discourse influence—while introducing risks of perceived drift from orthodoxy, as his methods prioritize experiential appeal over unyielding tradition. This duality underscores a legacy of visibility gains tempered by internal tensions, with his rural praxis serving as a tangible counterpoint to modern clerical materialism.

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