site. The ''Meet the Monks'' section of this web site lists 734 different monks at Saint John's Abbey between 1950 & 2012.   To view a list of monks with credible allegations of misconduct, click Here   This monk has no known allegations of misconduct.   Search | Back   Rev. Ephrem (Phillip) Kaufman, O.S.B.   September 9, 1911 - January 8, 2008     Dates |  Images |  Notes |  Names       Miscellaneous Notes   Writing about the Gospel of Saint John became for Father Philip a project that consumed his interest. Unlike Father Raymond E. Brown SS, Father Philip believed that the chronology and witness of the Fourth Gospel are more reliable historically than has previously been acknowledged. This controversial work remains in manuscript. Father Philip was invited to write his biography, but he left it unfinished. Philip delighted in his reputation for being a maverick, not only for wearing a bow tie, but also for expressing progressive theological opinions. His greatest disappointment was that a Vatican congregation had never investigated or banned his 1989 book. (2008)     Dates   Born: Available but not Published Hometown: Available but not Published   Professed: July 11, 1941 Ordained: March 26, 1945 Died: January 8, 2008   First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1950 Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 2008     Names   Possible names for Rev. Ephrem (Phillip) Kaufman, O.S.B.:   Fr. Ephraem Kaufman, Father Ephraem Kaufman Fr. Ephrem Kaufman, Father Ephrem Kaufman Fr. Phillippus Kaufman, Father Phillippus Kaufman Fr. Phillip Kaufman, Father Phillip Kaufman     Images of Rev. Ephrem (Phillip) Kaufman, O.S.B.:   Images of this monk are available. Click Here to request.       This web site is provided solely for educational purposes. Every effort has been made to verify the information posted on this web site. However, no claim is made regarding the accuracy of the information posted herein. Have a Question? Click on the feedback link (above).   Updated December, 2013