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John Main

John Douglas Main OSB (born Douglas William Victor Main; 21 January 1926 – 30 December 1982) was an English Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who taught a form of Christian meditation which uses a prayer-phrase or mantra. In 1975, Main began Christian meditation groups which met at Ealing Abbey, his monastery in West London, England, and, later, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. These were the origins of the ecumenical network of Christian meditation groups which have become the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM).

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John Douglas Main OSB (born Douglas William Victor Main; 21 January 1926 – 30 December 1982) was an English Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who taught a form of Christian meditation which uses a prayer-phrase or mantra. In 1975, Main began Christian meditation groups which met at Ealing Abbey, his monastery in West London, England, and, later, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. These were the origins of the ecumenical network of Christian meditation groups which have become the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM).

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1926-01-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1926-01-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374417316

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