Background
Chris Walley was born in Wales in 1954. However, he grew up in northern England.
Chris Walley was born in Wales in 1954. However, he grew up in northern England.
He received a Bachelor of Science in geology from Sheffield University and a Phd from the University of Wales, Swansea.
From 1984-1994 he was based in Swansea where he was a consultant for the oil industry. He did fieldwork in a number of African and Asian countries and wrote numerous synthesis volumes on the geology of different countries. In the late eighties, he began writing in his spare time.
He had two novels, Heart of Stone and Rock of Refuge, published under the pseudonym of John Haworth.
In 1994, he was asked to return to Lebanon to rebuild the Department of Geology at AUB and lived there with his family until 1998. During that time he carried out both teaching and research duties was also involved in setting up a large environmental project in the Bekaa with A Rocha Lebanon.
In 1998, he returned to the United Kingdom and began to make a new career in writing and editing, in particular for the Christian market. He retained his geological interests, however, and led field trips for Wheaton College, Illinois.
In September 2004 he started teaching again, geology and geography, at Gorseinon College, now Gower College Swansea.
He now teaches geology and environmental science there full-time while writing in his spare time. Maintaining his beehives has always been his favourite pastime when not teaching or writing. The Dark Foundations (2006) The Infinite Day (2008) Company-authored/edited Ten: Living the Ten Commandments in the 21st Century (with J John) (2000) Calling Out (with J John) (2000) God’s Priorities: Living Life from the Lord’s Prayer (with J John) (2001) Walking with God (2002) Marriage Works (with J John) (2002) The Life: A Portrait of Jesus (2003).
In August 2006, he became the treasurer of the British Beekeepers Association having been a member of the organisation for many years.
