Post by Billy R on Aug 29, 2009 22:39:54 GMT 1
He is visiting professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the International Chair of Piano Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002, joining prominent writers and scientists who have made significant contributions in their fields.
He joined the Roman Catholic Church when he was 19. He has also published The Bible as Prayer: a handbook for lectio divina.
In 2008 he won the Sixth International Poetry Competition.