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, West 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.
^Scott, Danny (6 October 2019). "A Life in the Day interview: Peter Owen, the former drug taker turned Anglican priest". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Peter Owen Jones news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Peter Owen Jones born 1957 is an English Anglican priest author and television presenter The Reverend Peter Owen JonesBorn1957 age 66 67 London EnglandSpouseJac Owen Jones separated Children4ChurchChurch of EnglandOrdained1993Congregations servedFirle SussexOffices heldSubdean rector Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Books 3 Audio 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksBiography and career editOwen 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 West 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 editBed 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 4Audio editPsalm spoken word electronica project 6 Filmography editThe Power and the Glory 2003 BBC Four The Battle for Britain s Soul 2004 BBC Two a history of Christianity in Britain 7 The Lost Gospels 2008 BBC Four a documentary on the ancient gospels 8 Extreme Pilgrim 2008 BBC Two in which he lived as a Chinese Buddhist monk a Christian monk and an Indian ascetic 9 In Search of England s Green and Pleasant Land 2009 Episode South BBC South 10 Around the World in 80 Faiths 2009 BBC Two a travel documentary encountering different religions 5 How to Live a Simple Life 2010 BBC Two a three part series in which he tries to turn his back on consumerism 11 South Downs England s Mountains Green 2017 BBC Four looking at the history and culture of the South Downs National Park 12 New Forest A Year in the Wild Wood 2019 BBC Four looking at the history and culture of the New Forest National Park 13 References edit Bed of Nails An Advertising Executive s Journey Through Theological College Lion Hudson 1998 ISBN 978 0 7459 3628 4 1 The Independent 23 November 2003 Scott Danny 6 October 2019 A Life in the Day interview Peter Owen the former drug taker turned Anglican priest The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 7 July 2020 How to Live a Simple Life Telegraph 2009 a b BBC Two Around the World in 80 Faiths Episode guide Psalm by Peter Owen Jones iTunes 10 May 2010 BBC Two the Battle for Britain s Soul BBC Four the Lost Gospels BBC Two Extreme Pilgrim BBC One in Search of England s Green and Pleasant Land South BBC Two How to Live a Simple Life BBC Four South Downs England s Mountains Green BBC Four New Forest A Year in the Wild Wood External links editSussex Life Man on a Mission January 2008 The Guardian My work space 3 September 2005 BBC Around the World in 80 Faiths An interview with Pete Adobe Flash Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Owen Jones amp oldid 1216691967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
